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The red cell adenylate kinase (AK) phenotype was determined by starch gel electrophoresis in 96 adult Caucasian subjects with affective disorders (24 with bipolar illness and 72 with unipolar illness). The phenotype frequencies and the gene frequencies of the bipolar group closely resembled that of the control subjects (180 subjects drawn from the population of a large institution for the mentally retarded), the unipolar group however, showed a significant increase in the frequency of the AK2 allele. The significance of these results have been discussed in relation to the known genetic and biochemical findings in the affective disorders. It is suggested that the mechanism involved may be a reduction of the enzyme activity in the tissues of subjects with the AK 2:1 phenotype. This may present a selective disadvantage in the form of a decrease in control of energy metabolism in general, and control of adenine nucleotide levels in nervous tissue in particular.
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