Association study of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor gene and childhood aggression [4]

Psychiatric Genetics

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 7-8

  Guerin, Andrea A ^a,b   Beitchman, Joseph H ^b,c   Strauss, John ^b   Kennedy, James L ^b  

^a WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; GENOMIC DNA; METHIONINE; VALINE;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ALLELE; CAUCASIAN; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HETEROZYGOSITY; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CHILD; DNA PRIMERS; HUMANS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

EID: 33845656342     PISSN: 09558829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YPG.0b013e32801118ac     Document Type: Letter

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