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A weak association between TH and DRD2 genes and bipolar affective disorder in a Spanish sample
I Pérez de Castro1, J Santos, P Torres
1Departamento de Biología, Universidad Autonóma de Madrid, Spain.
Abstract:
Genetic factors play an important role in the aetiology of bipolar affective disorder (BP). So far, results of linkage studies have been largely disappointing. We have searched for a possible association between polymorphic DNA markers of two candidate genes (tyrosine hydroxylase, TH; dopamine D2 receptor gene, DRD2) and BP in a population from central Spain. Our results are consistent with the existence of a weak association between these two genes and BP, in such a way that TH and DRD2 could be considered as minor genes contributing to susceptibility.
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