The Val66Met polymorphism of the brain-derived neurotrophic-factor gene is associated with geriatric depression

Neurobiology of Aging

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1834-1837

  Hwang, Jen Ping ^a,b   Tsai, Shih Jen ^a,b   Hong, Chen Jee ^a,b   Yang, Chen Hong ^a,b   Lirng, Jiing Feng ^a,b   Yang, Ya Min ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Age of onset; Brain derived neurotrophic factor; Cognition; Geriatric depression; Polymorphism; Suicide

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; METHIONINE; VALINE;

AGED; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CHINESE; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENE; GENOTYPE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; METHIONINE; MUTATION, MISSENSE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VALINE;

EID: 33749996012     PISSN: 01974580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2005.10.013     Document Type: Article

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