Chromosomal aberrations and bipolar affective disorder [review]

Craddock, Nicholas John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2171-0610 and Owen, Michael John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4798-0862 1994. Chromosomal aberrations and bipolar affective disorder [review]. British Journal of Psychiatry 164 (4) , pp. 507-512. 10.1192/bjp.164.4.507

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Abstract

Chromosomal abnormalities associated with bipolar disorder may help in the localisation of susceptibility genes for bipolar illness by pinpointing 'candidate' regions of the genome for further study using molecular genetic methods. We review descriptions of chromosomal abnormalities in association with bipolar and related affective disorders and evaluate their relevance for localising susceptibility genes for bipolar disorder, using standardised criteria. We found 28 reports. We identified four genomic regions of potential interest: 11q21-25; 15q11-13; chromosome 21;Xq28. It is important that clinicians are able to recognise patients who may have chromosome abnormalities which could help in the localisation of susceptibility genes for psychiatric disorders. We suggest referral for specialist investigation and karyotyping, to a psychiatric genetics research group, of any patient with functional psychosis and one or more of the following: (a) a strong family history of functional psychosis; (b) mental retardation; (c) another disease known to be caused by a single gene; or (d) congenital abnormalities.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	MRC Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics (CNGG) Medicine Neuroscience and Mental Health Research Institute (NMHRI)
Subjects:	R Medicine > R Medicine (General) R Medicine > RZ Other systems of medicine
Publisher:	Royal College of Psychiatrists
ISSN:	0007-1250
Funders:	Wellcome Trust
Last Modified:	27 Oct 2022 08:50
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/63508

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