Disrupted-in-Schizophrenia-1 (DISC1) gene has beenfunctionally linked to brain dysfunctions associated with impairedneurodevelopment processes and intracellular signalingpathways that predispose to schizophrenia, major depression,and bipolar disorder (Lipina et al., 2010; Hikida et al., 2012;Mathieson et al., 2012; Lipina, Roder, 2014; Serykh еt al.,2020). The gene discussed is DISC1; the disease is bipolar disorder.