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BDNF val66met polymorphism and depressive disorders in patients with acute coronary syndrome.
Journal of affective disorders - 1 Apr 2016
Kang Hee-Ju, Bae Kyung-Yeol, Kim Sung-Wan, Shin Il-Seon, Hong Young Joon, Ahn Youngkeun, Jeong Myung Ho, Yoon Jin-Sang, Kim Jae-Min
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INTRODUCTION: Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) may be the key to understanding the development of depression in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS), as it is associated with both conditions. Because the expression of BDNF is influenced by genetic polymorphisms, in this study we investigated the association between the BDNF polymorphism val66met and both the risk of depression in ACS and the...
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