Association between the Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor 196G/A Polymorphism and Eating Disorders

American Journal of Medical Genetics - Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 127 B, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 125-127

  Koizumi, Hiroki ^a   Hashimoto, Kenji ^a   Itoh, Kanako ^a   Nakazato, Michiko ^a   Shimizu, Eiji ^a   Ohgake, Shintaro ^a   Koike, Kaori ^a   Okamura, Naoe ^a   Matsushita, Sachio ^b   Suzuki, Kenji ^b   Murayama, Masanobu ^b   Higuchi, Susumu ^b   Iyo, Masaomi ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b KURIHAMA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Brain derived neurotrophic factor; Bulimia nervosa; Eating disorders; Genes; Heterogeneity; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BINGE EATING DISORDER; BULIMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 11144355908     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.20153     Document Type: Article

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