Gene Studies Lead to New Tools To Fight Manic Depression
Those who suffer from bipolar disorder are continuously cycling through bouts of mania and depression that affects them the rest of their lives.
Determining what causes bipolar 1 disorder illness has long been the focus of many studies. And many researchers feel that we may finally be getting closer to the answer to that question.
For years, scientists have suspected a link between genes and manic depression. But there has been no peer studies to prove their point. But recent research points specifically to two genes that appear to play a dominant role in determining a person’s risk for developing manic depression.
If the discovery turns out to be true, it may potentially lead to a whole variety of new and improved treatments for fighting the disease.
The importance of these genes to manic depression is that the researchers found a strong correlation between variances in these genes and the incidences of manic depression. According to the study, those with manic depression are more likely to have variants of these two genes than people without manic depression.
Moreover, it’s known that the proteins created by these genes indirectly influences the activity in the brain’s nerve cells by controlling the flow of sodium and calcium in the brain.
And now, after having discovered the specific genes responsible for bipolar disorder, they can begin to work on treatments that target the gene directly.
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