Early life stressors and genetic influences on the development of bipolar disorder: The roles of childhood abuse and brain-derived neurotrophic factor

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 516-522

  Liu, Richard T ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Brain derived neurotrophic factor; Child abuse; Gene environment interaction; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; MESSENGER RNA;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; EARLY LIFE STRESS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INTERACTION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC MODEL; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RISK FACTOR; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPLICATION; GENETICS; MENTAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 77953707373     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2009.10.009     Document Type: Article

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