Variant Gene Disease Risk Allele Score vda Association Type Original DB Sentence supporting the association PMID PMID Year
dbSNP: rs6265
rs6265
CUI: C0036341
Disease: Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia
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: rs6265
rs6265
CUI: C0036341
Disease: Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Val66Met (also known as rs6265 or G196A), the only known functional polymorphism of the BDNF gene, has been widely studied and considered to be associated with risk of some psychiatric disorders such as bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. 26503495

2015

dbSNP: rs6265
rs6265
CUI: C0036341
Disease: Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Val66Met functional polymorphism and serum protein level of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in acute episode of schizophrenia and depression. 29331787

2018

dbSNP: rs6265
rs6265
CUI: C0036341
Disease: Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE 196G/A of the Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Gene Polymorphisms Predicts Suicidal Behavior in Schizophrenia Patients. 29898578

2018

dbSNP: rs6265
rs6265
CUI: C0036341
Disease: Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE A significant association of rs6265 AA + AG × rs1799964 CC + CT with schizophrenia was observed (OR = 1.14, 95%CI: 1.02-1.27; P = .02). 29306772

2018

dbSNP: rs6265
rs6265
CUI: C0036341
Disease: Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE A single base pair polymorphism (BDNF Val66Met) was reported to be associated with AD and/or schizophrenia, as well as other psychoses, although some studies failed to replicate these findings. 21044653

2011

dbSNP: rs6265
rs6265
CUI: C0036341
Disease: Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Association analysis of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) gene Val66Met polymorphism in schizophrenia and bipolar affective disorder. 15543516

2004

dbSNP: rs6265
rs6265
CUI: C0036341
Disease: Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Association between BDNF Val66Met polymorphism and cognitive performance in antipsychotic-naïve patients with schizophrenia. 22477643

2012

dbSNP: rs6265
rs6265
CUI: C0036341
Disease: Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Association between brain-derived neurotrophic factor Val66Met gene polymorphism and progressive brain volume changes in schizophrenia. 18056245

2007

dbSNP: rs6265
rs6265
CUI: C0036341
Disease: Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Association between the brain-derived neurotrophic factor Val66Met polymorphism and brain morphology in a Japanese sample of schizophrenia and healthy comparisons. 18325670

2008

dbSNP: rs6265
rs6265
CUI: C0036341
Disease: Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Association of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor Val66Met polymorphism with negative symptoms severity, but not cognitive function, in first-episode schizophrenia spectrum disorders. 27668551

2016

dbSNP: rs6265
rs6265
CUI: C0036341
Disease: Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE BDNF Val66Met genotyping was performed in 27 matched pairs of schizophrenia and comparison subjects. 16513879

2006

dbSNP: rs6265
rs6265
CUI: C0036341
Disease: Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE BDNF Val66Met polymorphism is associated with aggressive behavior in schizophrenia. 20430595

2010

dbSNP: rs6265
rs6265
CUI: C0036341
Disease: Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE BDNF Val66Met and cannabis use before illness onset were retrospectively assessed in a sample of 585 patients with schizophrenia and their association with age at onset was evaluated. 21305693

2011

dbSNP: rs6265
rs6265
CUI: C0036341
Disease: Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE BDNF G196A gene rs6265 polymorphism is not associated with the cognitive function but with the clinical symptoms of schizophrenia. 23923080

2013

dbSNP: rs6265
rs6265
CUI: C0036341
Disease: Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE BDNF also contains a functional single-nucleotide polymorphism at codon 66 (Val66Met) of its prodomain and this polymorphism is responsible for schizophrenia susceptibility. 16897602

2007

dbSNP: rs6265
rs6265
CUI: C0036341
Disease: Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE BDNF gene: functional Val66Met polymorphism in mood disorders and schizophrenia. 19018714

2008

dbSNP: rs6265
rs6265
CUI: C0036341
Disease: Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) Val(66)Met polymorphism differentially predicts hippocampal function in medication-free patients with schizophrenia. 23319002

2013

dbSNP: rs6265
rs6265
CUI: C0036341
Disease: Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Data from several recent studies have also converged showing that the val66met allele of BDNF, a common single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), is associated with selective minor deficits in cognitive functioning in subjects with schizophrenia, bipolar illness, and normal controls. 17239400

2007

dbSNP: rs6265
rs6265
CUI: C0036341
Disease: Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE DNA methylation profiles were generated for CpG sites proximal to Val66Met, within BDNF promoter I and exon V for prefrontal cortex samples from 25 schizophrenia and 25 control subjects. 27712141

2017

dbSNP: rs6265
rs6265
CUI: C0036341
Disease: Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Effects of brain-derived neurotrophic factor Val66Met polymorphism on hippocampal volume change in schizophrenia. 19714565

2010

dbSNP: rs6265
rs6265
CUI: C0036341
Disease: Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Effects of the BDNF val66met polymorphism on prefrontal brain function in a population at high genetic risk of schizophrenia. 20957650

2010

dbSNP: rs6265
rs6265
CUI: C0036341
Disease: Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Functional magnetic resonance imaging of BDNF val66met polymorphism in unmedicated subjects at high genetic risk of schizophrenia performing a verbal memory task. 20708907

2010

dbSNP: rs6265
rs6265
CUI: C0036341
Disease: Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Further studies will be required in this area to confirm the effect of the BDNF Val66Met polymorphism in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia and patients' response to antipsychotic drugs, especially in a larger sample size and in different ethnic populations. 30312750

2018

dbSNP: rs6265
rs6265
CUI: C0036341
Disease: Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Furthermore, a meta-analysis including the present and previous Asian studies comparing 2059 patients with schizophrenia and 2765 controls also revealed no significant association between the BDNF Val66Met polymorphism and schizophrenia. 17267117

2007