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Gene variation raises risk
May 14th, 2003
A research team based at the University of Chicago has traced increased susceptibility to bipolar disorder to two overlapping genes found on the long arm of chromosome 13. The study, published in the May 2003 issue of the American Journal of Human Genetics, is the first to implicate this gene complex, and the second to tie any gene to the development of bipolar disorder, which affects 2 million American adults. A previous study found that the same gene complex increases risk for schizophrenia. The current finding adds credence to the emerging notion that the same genes may be contribute to both disorders. "The discovery of...
Source: Biotech Week (2003-05-14)
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