Variant Gene Disease Risk Allele Score vda Association Type Original DB Sentence supporting the association PMID PMID Year
dbSNP: rs759834365
rs759834365
CUI: C0005586
Disease: Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar Disorder
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE The Val66Met polymorphism of the BDNF gene is unrelated to the development or clinical features of bipolar disorder, at least in a Japanese population. 15336520

2004

dbSNP: rs759834365
rs759834365
CUI: C0005586
Disease: Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar Disorder
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Association analysis of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) gene Val66Met polymorphism in schizophrenia and bipolar affective disorder. 15543516

2004

dbSNP: rs759834365
rs759834365
CUI: C0005586
Disease: Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar Disorder
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE The val66met single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) showed significant (P = 0.005) association for valine (allele G) with schizophrenia but not bipolar disorder. 15630410

2005

dbSNP: rs759834365
rs759834365
CUI: C0005586
Disease: Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar Disorder
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Variation at the Val66Met polymorphism of BDNF does not play a major role in influencing susceptibility to bipolar disorder as a whole, but is associated with susceptibility to the rapid-cycling subset of the disorder. 16388065

2006

dbSNP: rs759834365
rs759834365
CUI: C0005586
Disease: Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar Disorder
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Val66Met polymorphism of the BDNF gene may be associated with cognitive performance on the WCST in bipolar mood disorder but not in schizophrenia. 16472361

2006

dbSNP: rs759834365
rs759834365
CUI: C0005586
Disease: Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar Disorder
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Lithium response and Val66Met polymorphism of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor gene in Japanese patients with bipolar disorder. 16538178

2006

dbSNP: rs759834365
rs759834365
CUI: C0005586
Disease: Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar Disorder
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Meta-analysis reveals no association of the Val66Met polymorphism of brain-derived neurotrophic factor with either schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. 17417060

2007

dbSNP: rs759834365
rs759834365
CUI: C0005586
Disease: Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar Disorder
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE We investigated the neurochemistry of the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex of bipolar disorder and healthy participants in relation to the brain-derived neurotrophic factor val66met polymorphism using H-magnetic resonance spectroscopy. 17885603

2007

dbSNP: rs759834365
rs759834365
CUI: C0005586
Disease: Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar Disorder
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE We performed a family-based association study and ETDT analyses of the Val66Met polymorphism in 312 BD nuclear families, and compared allele-specific mRNA levels in both post-mortem brain samples and B lymphoblasts from BD patients and controls. 18606495

2008

dbSNP: rs759834365
rs759834365
CUI: C0005586
Disease: Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar Disorder
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE These results suggest that BDNF G196A as well as 5HTT-LPR polymorphisms confer risk for SB in BD, but we did not observe any evidence for an interaction between them. 18657242

2008

dbSNP: rs759834365
rs759834365
CUI: C0005586
Disease: Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar Disorder
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Effects of the brain-derived neurotrophic growth factor val66met variation on hippocampus morphology in bipolar disorder. 18704093

2009

dbSNP: rs759834365
rs759834365
CUI: C0005586
Disease: Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar Disorder
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Changes in gyrification over 4 years in bipolar disorder and their association with the brain-derived neurotrophic factor valine(66) methionine variant. 19167700

2009

dbSNP: rs759834365
rs759834365
CUI: C0005586
Disease: Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar Disorder
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Our study suggests that the markers examined thus far in COMT and SLC6A4 are not associated with pediatric bipolar disorder and that if the val66met marker in BDNF is associated with pediatric bipolar disorder the magnitude of the association is much smaller than first reported. 19193231

2009

dbSNP: rs759834365
rs759834365
CUI: C0005586
Disease: Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar Disorder
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE The findings support an association between the BDNF Val66Met genotype and differential gray matter content in brain structures, and suggest that the variation in this gene may play a more prominent role in brain structure differences in subjects affected with BD. 19295510

2009

dbSNP: rs759834365
rs759834365
CUI: C0005586
Disease: Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar Disorder
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Previous studies have suggested that the Val66Met (also known as rs6265 or G196A) variant of BDNF is associated with bipolar disorder (BPD), but the results have been inconclusive. 19330778

2010

dbSNP: rs759834365
rs759834365
CUI: C0005586
Disease: Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar Disorder
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE The aim of the present study was to examine the interplay between the BDNF Val(66)Met polymorphism and stressful life events (SLEs) in bipolar disorder. 20172611

2010

dbSNP: rs759834365
rs759834365
CUI: C0005586
Disease: Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar Disorder
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Further studies are needed to evaluate the genetic association between the val66met allele and the BD-PTSD population, along with central/peripheral BDNF levels and epigenetic patterns of BDNF gene regulation within these patients. 21931317

2012

dbSNP: rs759834365
rs759834365
CUI: C0005586
Disease: Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar Disorder
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Our study also adds to the body of evidence associating the functional Val66Met polymorphism of BDNF with BD. 22085476

2012

dbSNP: rs759834365
rs759834365
CUI: C0005586
Disease: Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar Disorder
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Sixty-six subjects with BD (41 in manic and 25 in depressive episodes) and 78 healthy volunteers were genotyped for BDNF Val(66)Met and tested for creativity using the Barrow Welsh Art Scale (BWAS) and neuropsychological tests. 22484201

2012

dbSNP: rs759834365
rs759834365
CUI: C0005586
Disease: Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar Disorder
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE We examined the association between the BDNF Val66Met and DRD3 Ser9Gly polymorphisms with two subtypes of bipolar disorder: bipolar-I and -II. 22877924

2012

dbSNP: rs759834365
rs759834365
CUI: C0005586
Disease: Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar Disorder
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE The Val66Met polymorphism at the BDNF gene does not influence Wisconsin Card Sorting Test results in children and adolescents with bipolar disorder. 23567599

2013

dbSNP: rs759834365
rs759834365
CUI: C0005586
Disease: Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar Disorder
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Val66Met polymorphism and serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor in bipolar disorder: an open-label trial. 23957567

2014

dbSNP: rs759834365
rs759834365
CUI: C0005586
Disease: Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar Disorder
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Plasma BDNF concentration did not differ by val66met or BD subtype, nor was it correlated with age or illness duration. 24398043

2014

dbSNP: rs759834365
rs759834365
CUI: C0005586
Disease: Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar Disorder
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE The BDNF Val66Met polymorphism and plasma brain-derived neurotrophic factor levels in Han Chinese patients with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. 24468644

2014

dbSNP: rs759834365
rs759834365
CUI: C0005586
Disease: Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar Disorder
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE The BDNF val66met polymorphism is a potential vulnerability factor for cognitive impairment in BD. 24862657

2014