In 2003, a group of American and Canadian researchers published a paper that used
gene linkage[?] techniques to identify a mutation in the
GRK3 gene as a possible cause of up to 10% of cases of
bipolar disorder. This gene is associated with a
kinase enzyme called
G protein receptor kinase 3[?], which appears to be involved in
dopamine metabolism, and may provide a possible target for new drugs for bipolar disorder.
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To do: which chromosome, what pathways, explain the biology a bit
References:
- T B Barrett, R L Hauger, J L Kennedy, A D Sadovnick, R A Remick, P E Keck, S L McElroy, M Alexander, S H Shaw, and J R Kelsoe, "Evidence that a single nucleotide polymorphism in the promoter of the G protein receptor kinase 3 gene is associated with bipolar disorder", in Molecular Psychiatry, 2003, Volume 8, Number 5, Pages 546-557.