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Evidence of association between brain-derived neurotrophic factor gene and bipolar disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) plays an important role in the survival, differentiation, and outgrowth of select peripheral and central neurons throughout adulthood. Growing evidence suggests that BDNF is involved in the pathophysiology of mood disorders.

Methods

Ten single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) across the BDNF gene were genotyped in a sample of 1749 Caucasian Americans from 250 multiplex bipolar families. Family-based association analysis was used with three hierarchical bipolar disorder models to test for an association between SNPs in BDNF and the risk of bipolar disorder. In addition, an exploratory analysis was performed to test for an association of the SNPs in BDNF and the phenotypes of rapid cycling and episode frequency.

Results

Evidence of association (P<0.05) was found with several of the SNPs using multiple models of bipolar disorder; one of these SNPs also showed evidence of association (P<0.05) with rapid cycling.

Conclusion

These results provide further evidence that variation in BDNF affects the risk for bipolar disorder.

SUBMITTER: Liu L

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2653694 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Evidence of association between brain-derived neurotrophic factor gene and bipolar disorder.

Liu Lixiang L Foroud Tatiana T Xuei Xiaoling X Berrettini Wade W Byerley William W Coryell William W El-Mallakh Rif R Gershon Elliot S ES Kelsoe John R JR Lawson William B WB MacKinnon Dean F DF McInnis Melvin M McMahon Francis J FJ Murphy Dennis L DL Rice John J Scheftner William W Zandi Peter P PP Lohoff Falk W FW Niculescu Alexander B AB Meyer Eric T ET Edenberg Howard J HJ Nurnberger John I JI

Psychiatric genetics 20081201 6

<h4>Objective</h4>Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) plays an important role in the survival, differentiation, and outgrowth of select peripheral and central neurons throughout adulthood. Growing evidence suggests that BDNF is involved in the pathophysiology of mood disorders.<h4>Methods</h4>Ten single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) across the BDNF gene were genotyped in a sample of 1749 Caucasian Americans from 250 multiplex bipolar families. Family-based association analysis was used wi ...[more]

PMID: 19018231

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Evidence of association between brain-derived neurotrophic factor gene and bipolar disorder.

Objective

Methods

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Conclusion

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Evidence of association between brain-derived neurotrophic factor gene and bipolar disorder.

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