Brain-derived neurotrophic factor, Val66Met single nucleotide polymorphism is not associated with alcohol dependence

Psychiatric Genetics

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 53-54

  Muschler, Marc Andre Nicolas ^a,b   Heberlein, Annemarie ^a,b   Frieling, Helge ^a,b   Vogel, Nico ^c   Becker, Cord Michael ^c   Kornhuber, Johannes ^b   Bleich, Stefan ^a,b   Hillemacher, Thomas ^a,b  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR;

ALCOHOLISM; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

EID: 78650800918     PISSN: 09558829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YPG.0b013e32834133ab     Document Type: Letter

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