No association between the brain-derived neurotrophic factor gene and panic disorder in Japanese population

Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 437-439

  Otowa, Takeshi ^a   Shimada, Takafumi ^a,b   Kawamura, Yoshiya ^a   Liu, Xiaoxi ^a   Inoue, Ken ^c   Sugaya, Nagisa ^d   Minato, Takanobu ^a   Nakagami, Ryoichi ^a   Tochigi, Mamoru ^a   Umekage, Tadashi ^h   Kasai, Kiyoto ^a   Kato, Nobumasa ^a   Tanii, Hisashi ^e   Okazaki, Yuji ^f   Kaiya, Hisanobu ^d,g   Sasaki, Tsukasa ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b TOKYO METROPOLITAN TAMA MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^c FUJITA HEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d Akasaka Mental Clinic   (Japan)

^e MIE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f TOKYO METROPOLITAN MATSUZAWA HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^g Research Center for Panic Disorder   (Japan)

^h UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brain derived neurotrophic factor; Genetic association; Japanese population; Panic disorder; Val66Met polymorphism

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; METHIONINE; VALINE;

ADULT; AGORAPHOBIA; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; ASIA; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; JAPANESE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PANIC; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; PANIC DISORDER; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

EID: 69349098410     PISSN: 14345161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jhg.2009.46     Document Type: Article

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