2018
Risk Locus Identification Ties Alcohol Withdrawal Symptoms to SORCS2
Smith AH, Ovesen PL, Skeldal S, Yeo S, Jensen KP, Olsen D, Diazgranados N, Zhao H, Farrer LA, Goldman D, Glerup S, Kranzler HR, Nykjær A, Gelernter J. Risk Locus Identification Ties Alcohol Withdrawal Symptoms to SORCS2. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2018, 42: 2337-2348. PMID: 30252935, PMCID: PMC6317871, DOI: 10.1111/acer.13890.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol withdrawalEpigenomic data setsGenome-wide association studiesWide significant findingsLife-threatening seizuresAlcohol withdrawal symptomsTop association signalsTissue-specific activityNeural lineage cellsGenetic risk factorsHarmful alcohol useAssociation signalsRegulatory elementsBioinformatics analysisStress hormone levelsAlcohol cessationChromosome 4Neurotrophic factorWithdrawal symptomsRisk factorsEthanol exposureHormone levelsAssociation studiesNervous systemAdditional genotyping
2009
BDNF Variants, Premorbid Educational Attainment, and Disease Characteristics in Alzheimer's Disease: An Exploratory Study
Zdanys KF, Kleiman TG, Zhang H, Ozbay F, MacAvoy MG, Gelernter J, van Dyck CH. BDNF Variants, Premorbid Educational Attainment, and Disease Characteristics in Alzheimer's Disease: An Exploratory Study. Journal Of Alzheimer's Disease 2009, 17: 887-898. PMID: 19542613, PMCID: PMC4084650, DOI: 10.3233/jad-2009-1106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAllelesAlzheimer DiseaseBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorCognitionDisease ProgressionEducational StatusFemaleGene FrequencyGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHallucinationsHumansMalePolymerase Chain ReactionPolymorphism, Single NucleotidePrevalenceRetrospective StudiesSeverity of Illness IndexConceptsBrain-derived neurotrophic factorNeuropsychiatric symptomsAlzheimer's diseaseBDNF polymorphismFunctional declineRole of BDNFMultiple subsequent time pointsVal/Val groupBDNF genetic variantsC270T polymorphismPresence of hallucinationsMet/MetSubsequent time pointsVal/MetBDNF variantsClinical courseVal66Met genotypeVal66Met polymorphismC270TDisease characteristicsNeurotrophic factorTests of cognitionNeuronal survivalAD patientsHigh prevalence
2006
Brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) gene variants and Alzheimer's disease, affective disorders, posttraumatic stress disorder, schizophrenia, and substance dependence
Zhang H, Ozbay F, Lappalainen J, Kranzler HR, van Dyck CH, Charney DS, Price LH, Southwick S, Yang B, Rasmussen A, Gelernter J. Brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) gene variants and Alzheimer's disease, affective disorders, posttraumatic stress disorder, schizophrenia, and substance dependence. American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part B Neuropsychiatric Genetics 2006, 141B: 387-393. PMID: 16649215, PMCID: PMC2567822, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.30332.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAlzheimer DiseaseBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorChromatography, High Pressure LiquidDNA Mutational AnalysisFemaleGene FrequencyGenotypeHaplotypesHumansLinkage DisequilibriumLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMood DisordersPolymorphism, Single NucleotideSchizophreniaStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticSubstance-Related DisordersConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderAffective disordersAlzheimer's diseaseSubstance dependenceGene variantsStress disorderBDNF gene variantsNormal control subjectsLogistic regression analysisAge of subjectsBDNF variantsNeurotrophic factorControl subjectsBDNF geneBDNF SNPsG genotypeEuropean-American subjectsG alleleDrug dependenceNeuropsychiatric disordersModest associationSchizophreniaDiseaseNovel gene variantsDisorders