title: Recent findings on the genetic basis of bipolar disorder.
abstract: What began as a search for a specific gene for bipolar disorder has now become a search for multiple susceptibility genes as it has be-come clear that the genetic basis of bipolar disorder probably involves multiple genes interacting with each other and with environmental components in as-yet mysterious ways. This article reviews the most recent findings and the emerging picture in the genetics of bipolar disorder.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, 600 North Wolfe Street, Meyer 3-181, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. jpayne5@jhmi.edu
authors.forename: Jennifer L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Payne
authors.forename: James B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Potash
authors.forename: J Raymond
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: DePaulo
mesh_terms: D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000235:genetics*; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D004252:DNA Mutational Analysis; D004200:Diseases in Twins / Q000235:genetics; D005819:Genetic Markers / Q000235:genetics; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D010641:Phenotype; D012306:Risk
chemical_list: D005819:Genetic Markers