Recently, the NIMH (National Institute of Mental Health) distributed a press release entitled “Largest Study of Its Kind Implicates Gene Abnormalities in Bipolar Disorder.” According to the press release, this “largest genetic analysis of its kind to date for bipolar disorder has implicated machinery involved in the balance of sodium and calcium in brain cells.” As the press release points out, no single gene has been identified as the “bipolar gene.” Researchers generally agree that multiple genes contribute to make an individual more susceptible to the eventual onset of bipolar disorder.
For more about bipolar disorder genetics and heredity, check out Dr. Fink’s two-part series – “Bipolar Disorder & Heredity: The Genetic Link.”
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