The gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) neurotransmitter system has been implicated in the pathogenesis of mood disorders. To test this hypothesis we carried out an association study between a dinucleotide repeat polymorphism in the GABAA receptor α5 subunit gene and bipolar and unipolar mood disorders. Our results suggest a possible involvement of this gene in unipolar but not in bipolar disorder
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