NEUROLOGY PSYCHIATRY AND BRAIN RESEARCH, vol.13, no.3, pp.125-130, 2006 (SCI-Expanded)
Backgrounds: Bipolar disorder is a severe psychiatric disease, characterized by recurrent manic and depressive episodes, and is believed to have a strong genetic component. Several data suggest that the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) gene is a potential candidate gene for this affective disease. The aim of this study was to test a possible association between the BDNF gene polymorphisms and bipolar disorder in a Turkish population.