The Met allele of the BDNF Val66Met polymorphism is associated with increased BDNF serum concentrations

Molecular Psychiatry

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 120-122

  Lang, U E ^a   Hellweg, R ^a   Sander, T ^b   Gallinat, J ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b MAX DELBRÜCK CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; METHIONINE;

ALLELE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; DEPRESSION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LETTER; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ADULT; ALLELES; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHIONINE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; VALINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58549114870     PISSN: 13594184     EISSN: 14765578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/mp.2008.80     Document Type: Letter

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