The Val66Met polymorphism of the BDNF gene in anorexia nervosa: New data and a meta-analysis

World Journal of Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 441-451

  Brandys, Marek K ^a,c   Kas, Martien J H ^a   Van Elburg, Annemarie A ^b,c   Ophoff, Roel ^a,d   Slof Op'T Landt, Margarita C T ^e,f,g   Middeldorp, Christel M ^g,h,i   Boomsma, Dorret I ^g   Van Furth, Eric F ^e   Slagboom, P Eline ^f   Adan, Roger A H ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c Altrecht Mental Health Institute   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e Center for Eating Disorders Ursula   (Netherlands)

^f LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^g VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^h ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

ⁱ VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF); Eating disorders; Genetics; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR;

ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DSM-IV; EFFECT SIZE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC);

ADULT; ALLELES; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84882793409     PISSN: 15622975     EISSN: 18141412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15622975.2011.605470     Document Type: Article

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