Association of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor gene and clinical features of bipolar disorder in Korea

Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 163-167

  Min, Hye Ji ^a   Cho, Hyun Sang ^b   Kim, Se Joo ^b   Seok, Jeong Ho ^b   Lee, Eun ^b   Jon, Duk In ^a  

^a Hallym University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Age of onset; Bipolar disorder; Brain derived neurotrophic factor; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR GENE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE;

EID: 84871902259     PISSN: 17381088     EISSN: 20934327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.9758/cpn.2012.10.3.163     Document Type: Article

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