Whole blood BDNF levels in healthy twins discordant for affective disorder: Association to life events and neuroticism

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 108, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 165-169

  Trajkovska, Viktorija ^a   Vinberg, Maj ^a   Aznar, Susana ^a   Knudsen, Gitte M ^a   Kessing, Lars V ^a  

^a Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF); Genetic predisposition; Major depression; Neuroticism; Stressful life events; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR;

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MOOD DISORDER; NEUROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SEX RATIO; TWIN DISCORDANCE;

ADULT; AGED; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENMARK; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROTIC DISORDERS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 40949120201     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2007.09.004     Document Type: Article

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