An association study between the Val66Met polymorphism of the BDNF gene and postpartum depression

Archives of Women's Mental Health

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 285-289

  Figueira, Patrícia ^a   Malloy Diniz, Leandro ^a   Campos, Simone B ^a   Miranda, Débora M ^a   Romano Silva, Marco Aurélio ^a   De Marco, Luiz ^a   Neves, Fernando S ^a   Correa, Humberto ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Association study; BDNF; Postpartum depression; VAL66MET

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; METHIONINE; VALINE;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC DIFFERENCE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; BRAZIL; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 77955925561     PISSN: 14341816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00737-010-0146-6     Document Type: Article

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