Mutation screen of the brain derived neurotrophic factor gene (BDNF): Identification of several genetic variants and association studies in patients with obesity, eating disorders, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

American Journal of Medical Genetics - Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 132 B, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 96-99

  Friedel, S ^a   Horro, F Fontenla ^a   Wermter, A K ^a   Geller, F ^a   Dempfle, A ^a   Reichwald, K ^b   Smidt, J ^a   Bronner G ^a   Konrad, K ^c   Herpertz Dahlmann, B ^c   Warnke, A ^d   Hemminger, U ^d   Linder, M ^e   Kiefl, H ^e   Goldschmidt, H P ^e   Siegfried, W ^e   Remschmldt, H ^a   Hinney, A ^a   Hebebrand, J ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b FRITZ LIPMANN INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^c RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^e Julius Maximilians Univ Wurzburg ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; BMI; Bulimia nervosa; Weight regulation

Indexed keywords

ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BULIMIA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EATING DISORDER; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA TRANSLATION; UNDERWEIGHT;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BODY MASS INDEX; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CHILD; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DNA; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; EATING DISORDERS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MUTATION; OBESITY; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE-STRANDED CONFORMATIONAL;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS PHAGE 187;

EID: 19944429689     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.30090     Document Type: Article

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