The Val66Met polymorphism of the brain-derived neurotrophic-factor gene is associated with geriatric depression

@article{Hwang2006TheVP,
  title={The Val66Met polymorphism of the brain-derived neurotrophic-factor gene is associated with geriatric depression},
  author={Jen-Ping Hwang and Shih-Jen Tsai and C. J. Hong and Chen-Hong Yang and Jiing-Feng Lirng and Ya-Min Yang},
  journal={Neurobiology of Aging},
  year={2006},
  volume={27},
  pages={1834-1837}
}
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The Val66Met polymorphism of the brain‐derived neurotrophic factor gene is associated with psychotic feature and suicidal behavior in Japanese major depressive patients
  • J. Iga, S. Ueno, T. Ohmori
  • Psychology, Biology
    American journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics : the official publication of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics
  • 2007
TLDR
The results suggest that the BDNF Val66Met polymorphism is not related to the development of MDD but related to clinical features ofMDD in a Japanese population.
Allelic differences in the brain-derived neurotrophic factor Val66Met polymorphism in late-life depression.
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Elderly depressed white subjects have almost double the odds of having geriatric depression than do Val66 allele homozygotes, and this polymorphism was unrelated to other clinical characteristics of depression in later life.
Role of BDNF Val66Met functional polymorphism in Alzheimer's disease-related depression
The Brain-Derived Neurotrophic-Factor ( BDNF ) Val 66 Met Polymorphism Is Associated With Geriatric Depression : A Meta-Analysis
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The findings suggest the BDNF Met allele may confer increased risk for depression as individual age, and may be associated with reduced expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor in the hippocampus.
The brain-derived neurotrophic factor Val66Met polymorphism, hippocampal volume, and cognitive function in geriatric depression.
  • S. Benjamin, D. Mcquoid, W. Taylor
  • Psychology, Biology
    The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
  • 2010
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The BDNF Val66Met polymorphism is not significantly associated with hippocampal volume or function in a geriatric population, and the authors hypothesize that other factors may have a stronger effect on hippocampal structure in older individuals.
The brain-derived neurotrophic factor rs6265 (Val66Met) polymorphism and depression in Mexican-Americans
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The association of BDNF single nucleotide polymorphism rs6265 and depression is supported, suggesting that this polymorphism may increase susceptibility to major depression in Mexican-Americans.
Association of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor Val66Met polymorphism with reduced hippocampal volumes in major depression.
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Findings from animal studies that the hippocampus is involved in brain development and plasticity are supported, suggesting that Met-BDNF allele carriers might be at risk to develop smaller hippocampal volumes and may be susceptible to major depression.
Val66Met polymorphism and serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor concentration in depressed patients
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Serum BDNF was significantly lower in MDD patients than in normal control subjects and genotype did not significantly correlate with the BDNF serum levels in the MDD or control groups, suggesting that there is a decrease in serum BDNF levels in untreatedMDD patients.
Gene-gene interactions of the brain-derived neurotrophic-factor and neurotrophic tyrosine kinase receptor 2 genes in geriatric depression.
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The results suggest that the BDNF and NTRK2 genes may contribute to the risk of geriatric depression independently and in an interactive manner.
Functional Val66Met polymorphism of Brain-derived neurotrophic factor in type 2 diabetes with depression in Han Chinese subjects
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The BDNF Val66Met polymorphism might be implicated in the pathogenesis of depression in T2DM by decreasing serum BDNF levels in Han Chinese Subjects by decreasing the serum levels of BDNF in type 2 diabetes subjects.
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It seems reasonable to suggest that the positive association between BDNF gene Val66Met polymorphism and bipolar disorder has only been demonstrated for a Caucasian population but not for a Japanese analog or the authors' Chinese sample, and that this association is ethnicity dependent.
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