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Interacting effect of BDNF Val66Met polymorphism and stressful life events on adolescent depression.
Genes, brain, and behavior - 1 Nov 2012
Chen J, Li X, McGue M
Abstract excerpt
There is a strong etiological link between brain-derived neurotrophic factor and depression, but the neurocellular mechanisms and gene-environment interactions remain obscure. This study investigated whether one functional polymorphism in the brain-derived neurotrophic factor gene (BDNF Val66Met) modulates the influence of stressful life events on adolescent depressive symptoms. A total of 780 pairs of ethnic Han...
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