Brain-Derived Neurotropic Factor Val66Met Polymorphism and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder among Survivors of the 1998 Dongting Lake Flood in China.

Wenjie DaiAtipatsa C KamingaXin WuShi Wu WenHongzhuan TanJunxia YanJing DengZhiwei LaiAizhong Liu

Published in: BioMed research international (2017)

Met carriers for BDNF rs6265 are at higher risk of developing PTSD and also exhibit more severe PTSD symptoms than Val/Val homozygotes among flood survivors in China.

Keyphrases

posttraumatic stress disorder
young adults
tyrosine kinase
white matter
social support
early onset
resting state
multiple sclerosis
subarachnoid hemorrhage