Serum BDNF levels in unaffected first-degree relatives of patients with bipolar disorder

Objective: Unaffected relatives of bipolar disorder (BD) patients have been investigated for the identification of endophenotypes in an attempt to further elucidate the pathophysiology of the disease. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is considered to be implicated in the pathophysiology of B...

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Main Authors: Fabiano G. Nery, Alexandre D. Gigante, Jose A. Amaral, Francy B. Fernandes, Mariangeles Berutti, Karla M. Almeida, Laura Stertz, Giovana Bristot, Flavio Kapczinski, Beny Lafer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP) 2016-01-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-44462016005003105&lng=en&tlng=en