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Stressful life events and the brain-derived neurotrophic factor gene in bipolar disorder.
Journal of affective disorders - 1 Sept 2010
Hosang Georgina M, Uher Rudolf, Keers Robert, Cohen-Woods Sarah, Craig Ian, Korszun Ania, Perry Julia, Tozzi Federica, Muglia Pierandrea, McGuffin Peter, Farmer Anne E
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BACKGROUND: Gene-environment interactions may contribute to the high heritability of bipolar affective disorder. The aim of the present study was to examine the interplay between the BDNF Val(66)Met polymorphism and stressful life events (SLEs) in bipolar disorder. METHOD: A total of 1085 partici...
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