The brain-derived neurotrophic factor gene confers susceptibility to bipolar disorder: Evidence from a family-based association study

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 651-655

  Neves Pereira, Maria ^a   Mundo, Emanuela ^a   Muglia, Pierandrea ^a   King, Nicole ^a   Macciardi, Fabio ^a   Kennedy, James L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; GENE FUNCTION; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIA; MANIC DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0036724341     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/342288     Document Type: Article

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