title: Deletion of leukocyte mitochondrial DNA in bipolar disorder.
abstract: Leukocyte mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) was examined in 35 patients with bipolar disorder by the nested PCR method to explore whether or not the 4977 base-pair deletion (common deletion) is found. The PCR product corresponding to the common deletion was found in 2 of 35 (5.7%) patients and none of 29 normal controls. It was confirmed by the primer shift PCR method that this PCR product was amplified from deleted mtDNA. These results suggest that more than a small percentage of patients with bipolar disorder might have deleted mtDNA and that this aberrant mtDNA might relate to pathophysiology of a subtype of bipolar disorder.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Shiga University of Medical Science, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takahashi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000628:therapy; D002872:Chromosome Deletion; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D004734:Energy Metabolism / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial