A study of the association of (Val66Met) polymorphism in the Brain-derived Neurotrophic Factor gene with alcohol dependence and extreme violence in Chinese males

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 381, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 340-343

  Tsai, Shih Jen ^a,b   Liao, Ding Lieh ^c   Yu, Younger W Y ^d   Chen, Tai Jui ^e   Wu, Hung Chi ^f   Lin, Chun Hui ^f   Cheng, Chih Ya ^g   Hong, Chen Jee ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Pali Psychiatric Hospital   (Taiwan)

^d Yu's Psychiatric Clinic   (Taiwan)

^e E DA HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^f KAI SUAN PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^g CHING KUO INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND HEALTH   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Alcohol dependence; Brain derived neurotrophic factor; Male; Polymorphism; Violence

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELINQUENCY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPATHY; PSYCHOSIS; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; VIOLENCE;

EID: 19344369224     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2005.02.043     Document Type: Article

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