Abstract
Objective: This study investigated whether the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) gene Val66Met single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) is associated with antipsychotic-induced tardive dyskinesia (TD) in schizophrenia. Methods: Genotyping was performed for the BDNF gene Val66Met SNP in Korean schizophrenic patients with (n = 83) and without TD (n = 126) who were matched for antipsychotic drug exposure and other relevant variables. Results: The frequencies of genotypes (χ2 = 2.37, p = 0.306) and alleles (χ2 = 0.03, p = 0.867) did not differ significantly between these two groups. Conclusion: These findings suggest that the BDNF polymorphism does not play a major role in the susceptibility to TD in schizophrenic patients. Crown
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1545-1548 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry |
Volume | 32 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2008 Aug 1 |
Bibliographical note
Copyright:Copyright 2011 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
Keywords
- Brain-derived neurotrophic factor
- Polymorphism
- Schizophrenia
- Tardive dyskinesia
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pharmacology
- Biological Psychiatry