Clinical Research
Neuropsychopharmacology (2003) 28, 397–401. doi:10.1038/sj.npp.1300053
A BDNF Coding Variant is Associated with the NEO Personality Inventory Domain Neuroticism, a Risk Factor for Depression
Srijan Sen1, Randolph M Nesse2,3, Scott F Stoltenberg2,4, Sheng Li5, Lillian Gleiberman6, Aravinda Chakravarti8, Alan B Weder6 and Margit Burmeister1,2,5,7
- 1Neuroscience Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- 2Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- 3Department of Psychology, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- 4Addiction Research Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- 5Mental Health Research Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- 6Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA
- 7Department of Human Genetics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- 8McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
Correspondence: Dr M Burmeister, Mental Health Research Institute, University of Michigan, 205 Zina Pitcher Place, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0720, USA. Tel: +1 734 647 2186; Fax: +1 734 647 4130; E-mail: margit@umich.edu
Received 22 March 2002; Revised 19 June 2002; Accepted 21 August 2002.
Keywords:
neurotrophin, NEO-PI, personality, polymorphism, anxiety, neurogenesis
