Variant Gene Disease Risk Allele Score vda Association Type Original DB Sentence supporting the association PMID PMID Year
dbSNP: rs6265
rs6265
CUI: C0011581
Disease: Depressive disorder
Depressive disorder
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE These results indicate that there was a lack of association between severity of depression and BDNF Val66Met polymorphism in Chinese patients with MDD. 20016225

2010

dbSNP: rs6265
rs6265
CUI: C0011581
Disease: Depressive disorder
Depressive disorder
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE A single nucleotide polymorphism in the human BDNF gene (Val66Met) affects memory, and influences Alzheimer's disease and depression vulnerability in a sex-specific manner. 20097294

2010

dbSNP: rs6265
rs6265
CUI: C0011581
Disease: Depressive disorder
Depressive disorder
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE We found that genotype Met/Met of the Val66Met polymorphism of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor gene was positively associated with depressive disorder (P < 0.05), but we were not able to find any significant associations of both the depressive disorder and metabolic syndrome with the remaining polymorphisms studied (methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase 677CT, methylenetet rahydrofolate reductase 1298AC, endothelial nitric oxide synthase Glu298Asp, and tyrosine hydroxylase). 20163778

2010

dbSNP: rs6265
rs6265
CUI: C0011581
Disease: Depressive disorder
Depressive disorder
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE BDNF Val66Met genotype and 6-month remission rates in late-life depression. 20195291

2011

dbSNP: rs6265
rs6265
CUI: C0011581
Disease: Depressive disorder
Depressive disorder
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE The authors hypothesize that other factors may have a stronger effect on hippocampal structure in older individuals and that the association between the Val66Met polymorphism and geriatric depression is mediated through other mechanisms. 20220593

2010

dbSNP: rs6265
rs6265
CUI: C0011581
Disease: Depressive disorder
Depressive disorder
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE The BDNF:rs6265 Met-allele was overrepresented in depression for women with problems during their childhood. 20226536

2010

dbSNP: rs6265
rs6265
CUI: C0011581
Disease: Depressive disorder
Depressive disorder
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE The polymorphism BDNF val66met of the brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is common, may increase the risk for depression, and affects BDNF secretion, critical for neuronal survival, plasticity, neurogenesis, and synaptic connectivity. 20346518

2010

dbSNP: rs6265
rs6265
CUI: C0011581
Disease: Depressive disorder
Depressive disorder
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Six functional SNPs in genes related to the serotonergic system were examined: serotonin transporter (5HTTLPR including rs25531), 5HT1A C-(1019)G and 5HT2A T-(102)C, methylene tetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) C-(677)T, brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) val66met and tryptophan hydroxylase-2 (TPH2) G-(703)T. Regression analyses were performed using the six SNPs as independent variables: Model 1 with response (percentage Hamilton Depression (HAMD) change from baseline to endpoint) as the dependent variable and Model 2 with adverse event index as the dependent variable (Bonferroni corrected p-value < 0.025). 20515362

2010

dbSNP: rs6265
rs6265
CUI: C0011581
Disease: Depressive disorder
Depressive disorder
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Recently, a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the BDNF gene (Val66Met) has been found to be associated with depression and anxiety disorders. 20515664

2010

dbSNP: rs6265
rs6265
CUI: C0011581
Disease: Depressive disorder
Depressive disorder
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE A functional BDNF polymorphism (BDNF Val66Met) was reported to influence the effects of stressful life events or childhood adversity on depression and suicidal behaviour in various psychopathologies. 20667416

2011

dbSNP: rs6265
rs6265
CUI: C0011581
Disease: Depressive disorder
Depressive disorder
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE We examined how genetic (brain-derived neurotrophic factor [BDNF] valine 66 to methionine [Val66Met] and serotonin receptor gene 3A [HTR3A]) and early life stress susceptibility factors interact in predicting electroencephalogram (EEG) asymmetry, emotion-elicited heart rate, and self-reported negativity bias, each correlates of risk for depression. 20728877

2010

dbSNP: rs6265
rs6265
CUI: C0011581
Disease: Depressive disorder
Depressive disorder
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE We therefore examined whether the single-nucleotide polymorphism producing a valine-to-methionine substitution at codon 66 (val66met) of the BDNF gene was associated with childhood NE, in the context of parental depression and relationship discord. 20921572

2010

dbSNP: rs6265
rs6265
CUI: C0011581
Disease: Depressive disorder
Depressive disorder
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Polymorphisms in BDNF (Val66Met) and 5-HTTLPR, morning cortisol and subsequent depression in at-risk adolescents. 21037213

2010

dbSNP: rs6265
rs6265
CUI: C0011581
Disease: Depressive disorder
Depressive disorder
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Finally, using functional magnetic resonance imaging, we found that viewing sad faces evoked greater activity in d</span>epression-related areas in healthy control subjects possessing the minor alleles of BDNF-rs6265 and CREB1-rs2253206. 21215389

2011

dbSNP: rs6265
rs6265
CUI: C0011581
Disease: Depressive disorder
Depressive disorder
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE The serotonin transporter polymorphism (5-HTTLPR) and the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) val66met polymorphism have both been linked to depression symptoms and to depression diagnosis (MDD) in interaction with adversity; there have also been failures to find the effects. 21420735

2011

dbSNP: rs6265
rs6265
CUI: C0011581
Disease: Depressive disorder
Depressive disorder
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Given that BDNF secretion is affected by a common polymorphism (rs6265, Val66Met), which also is associated with depression, we investigated whether this polymorphism modifies the effect of childhood adversity (CA) on local gray matter (GM) volume in depression-relevant brain regions, using data from two large cohorts of healthy subjects. 21577214

2012

dbSNP: rs6265
rs6265
CUI: C0011581
Disease: Depressive disorder
Depressive disorder
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Imaging genetics studies have investigated the influence of the serotonin transporter-linked polymorphic region (5HTTLPR) and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) Val66Met polymorphism on the hippocampus in healthy individuals and patients with depression (MDD). 21692988

2011

dbSNP: rs6265
rs6265
CUI: C0011581
Disease: Depressive disorder
Depressive disorder
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE The analysis revealed a strong association between the rs6265 genotype distribution and AD-D (p=0.005 after Bonferroni correction), and the A allele of rs6265 was significantly overrepresented in AD-D patients compared to AD without depression (AD-nD) patients (p=0.001 after Bonferroni correction). 21880305

2011

dbSNP: rs6265
rs6265
CUI: C0011581
Disease: Depressive disorder
Depressive disorder
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Genetic epistasis between the brain-derived neurotrophic factor Val66Met polymorphism and the 5-HTT promoter polymorphism moderates the susceptibility to depressive disorders after childhood abuse. 21996278

2012

dbSNP: rs6265
rs6265
CUI: C0011581
Disease: Depressive disorder
Depressive disorder
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE The results suggest that in males, BDNF Val66Met interacts with childhood life events, increasing the cognitive susceptibility markers of depression. 22033217

2012

dbSNP: rs6265
rs6265
CUI: C0011581
Disease: Depressive disorder
Depressive disorder
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE A meta-analysis of studies was conducted to compare the frequency of the BDNF Val66Met variant between cases with geriatric depression and age-matched controls. 22610920

2012

dbSNP: rs6265
rs6265
CUI: C0011581
Disease: Depressive disorder
Depressive disorder
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Discussion The dynamics of serum BDNF levels, but not plasma levels of HVA and MHPG, reflect the response to mirtazapine treatment; the BDNF Val66Met polymorphism in patients with depression is, however, associated with neither a particular response to mirtazapine treatment nor baseline serum BDNF levels. 22883353

2012

dbSNP: rs6265
rs6265
CUI: C0011581
Disease: Depressive disorder
Depressive disorder
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Interacting effect of BDNF Val66Met polymorphism and stressful life events on adolescent depression. 22931410

2012

dbSNP: rs6265
rs6265
CUI: C0011581
Disease: Depressive disorder
Depressive disorder
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE To investigate the possible relationship between genetic risk factors and depression in AD, we assessed genetic polymorphisms reported to be associated with depression (MAOA VNTR, ACE 288bp Insertion/ Deletion, 5HTTLPR, COMT Val158Met, BDNF Val66Met, TPH1 A218C, HTR2A T102C, P2RX7 Q460R, FKBP5 rs1360780 and CRHR1 rs242941) in a cross-sectional study on 246 AD patients with or without clinically significant major depressive disorder (MDD) according to DSM-IV. 23157339

2013

dbSNP: rs6265
rs6265
CUI: C0011581
Disease: Depressive disorder
Depressive disorder
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Both the functional Val66Met BDNF polymorphism (rs6265) and BDNF levels have been associated with depression. 23303061

2013