Brain derived neurotrophic factor gene Val66Met and -270C/T polymorphisms and personality trait predisposing to anorexia nervosa

Neuroendocrinology Letters

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 153-158

  Rybakowski, Filip ^a   Dmitrzak Weglarz, Monika ^a   Szczepankiewicz, Aleksandra ^a   Skibinska, Maria ^a   Slopien, Agnieszka ^a   Rajewski, Andrzej ^a   Hauser, Joanna ^a  

^a POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

270C T; Anorexia nervosa; BDNF; Brain derived neurotrophic factor gene; Polymorphisms; Val66Met

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CYTOSINE; METHIONINE; THYMIDINE; VALINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLELE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BIOCHEMISTRY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; PERSONALITY; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRESS; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 34248358736     PISSN: 0172780X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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