Association between brain-derived neurotrophic factor genetic polymorphism Val66Met and susceptibility to bipolar disorder: A meta-analysis

BMC Psychiatry

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Wang, Zuowei ^a,d   Li, Zezhi ^b   Gao, Keming ^c   Fang, Yiru ^d  

^a Mental Health Centre of Hongkou District   (China)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorders; Brain derived neurotrophic factor; Case control; Meta analysis; Polymorphism; Val66Met

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; VALINE; METHIONINE;

ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BIPOLAR I DISORDER; BIPOLAR II DISORDER; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HAN CHINESE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; ALLELE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CAUCASIAN; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS;

ALLELES; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; METHIONINE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; VALINE;

EID: 84924061730     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1471244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12888-014-0366-9     Document Type: Article

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