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Serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor, Val66Met polymorphism and open-label SSRI treatment response in Major Depressive Disorder.
Psychoneuroendocrinology - 1 Jul 2024
Smit Anna J T, Wu Gwyneth W Y, Rampersaud Ryan, Reus Victor I, Wolkowitz Owen M, Mellon Synthia H
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BACKGROUND: Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) has been implicated in the therapeutic action of antidepressants and possibly in the pathophysiology of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). Clinical studies of peripheral blood levels of BDNF in MDD have provided conflicting results, and there are also conflicting reports regarding the predictive value of peripheral BDNF levels for antidepressant treatment...
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