ADCY2 Gene Implicated In Bipolar Disorder
Tuesday, March 11, 2014 - 15:10
in Psychology & Sociology
People with bipolar disorder, as much as one percent of the population, undergo a veritable roller coaster of emotions. They experience extreme shifts in mood, from manic phases with delusions of grandeur, increased drive and a decreased need for sleep as well as depressive episodes with a severely depressed mood to the point of suicidal thoughts. Under the direction of scientists from Bonn, Mannheim and Basel, an international collaboration of researchers discovered two new gene regions that are connected to the prevalent disease. In addition, they were able to confirm three additional suspect genes. In a new worldwide study, scientists utilized an unprecedented numbers of patients. read more