BDNF Val66Met homozygosity does not influence plasma BDNF levels in healthy human subjects

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 43, Issue , 2013, Pages 185-187

  Luykx, Jurjen J ^a,b   Boks, Marco P M ^a   Breetvelt, Elemi J ^a   Aukes, Maartje F ^a   Strengman, Eric ^b   da Pozzo, Eleonora ^c   Dell'osso, Liliana ^c   Marazziti, Donatella ^c   van Leeuwen, Annelies ^a   Vreeker, Annabel ^a   Abramovic, Lucija ^a   Martini, Claudia ^c   Numans, Mattijs E ^b,d   Kahn, René S ^a   Ophoff, Roel A ^a,e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^d VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

BDNF; Homozygosity; Plasma; Plasma BDNF; Rs6265

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; METHIONINE; VALINE;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; MALE; METHIONINE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; REFERENCE VALUES; VALINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872872607     PISSN: 02785846     EISSN: 18784216     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2012.12.017     Document Type: Article

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