Additionally, each of these candidate polymorphisms is believed to have functional relevance to neuropsychiatric disorders, including mood disorder: ANK3 is thought to influence the function of voltage-gated sodium channels, BDNF regulates neuronal growth and participates in plasticity of neurons throughout the lifespan, CACNA1C is the alpha 1C subunit of the L-type voltage-gated calcium channel, and DGKH participates in the lithium-sensitive phosphatidyl inositol pathway. This evidence concerns the gene ANK3 and mood disorder.