The neighboring gene, coding for the protein kinase ANKK1, was also in the top network propagation decile and is associated with, among others, major depression (Meng et al., 2024), bipolar disorder (Bipolar Disorder Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium et al., 2023), and addiction (Hatoum et al., 2023). This evidence concerns the gene WEE1 and major depressive disorder.