Association between Val66Met brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) gene polymorphism and post-treatment relapse in alcohol dependence

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 693-702

  Wojnar, Marcin ^a,c,e   Brower, Kirk J ^a   Strobbe, Stephen ^a   Ilgen, Mark ^a,d   Matsumoto, Halina ^c   Nowosad, Izabela ^c   Sliwerska, Elzbieta ^b   Burmeister, Margit ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol Dependence; Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor; Genetic Polymorphism; Relapse

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; METHIONINE; VALINE;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BDNF GENE; COMT GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HTR1A GENE; HTR2A GENE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; SLC6A4 GENE; TPH2 GENE;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ALLELES; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POLAND; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RECURRENCE;

EID: 63149196705     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: 15300277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2008.00886.x     Document Type: Article

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