PMID- 25041243 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20160418 LR - 20181202 IS - 1399-5618 (Electronic) IS - 1398-5647 (Linking) VI - 17 IP - 1 DP - 2015 Feb TI - The role of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) Val66Met genetic polymorphism in bipolar disorder: a case-control study, comorbidities, and meta-analysis of 16,786 subjects. PG - 27-38 LID - 10.1111/bdi.12227 [doi] AB - OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of Val66Met brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) polymorphism with bipolar disorder in (i) a meta-analysis and (ii) a case-control study in a Mexican population. We also investigated the possible association of this polymorphism with clinical features. METHODS: We performed a keyword search of the PubMed and Web of Science databases. A total of 22 studies that have investigated the association of Val66Met (rs6265) with bipolar disorder were selected for inclusion and combined with random effects meta-analysis, using allelic, additive, dominant, and recessive models. Finally, the single nucleotide polymorphism (rs6265) Val66Met in the BDNF gene was genotyped and compared between 139 patients with bipolar disorder and 141 healthy volunteers in a Mexican population. RESULTS: The pooled results from the meta-analysis (9,349 cases and 7,437 controls) did not show a significant association in any of the models. The same results were obtained in our case-control study when analyzing the distribution of the genotypic frequencies of the Val66Met polymorphism in patients with bipolar disorder. However, when we analyzed the association between rs6265 and lifetime history of suicidal behavior, we found an association between genotype Val-Val and suicide attempt (p = 0.02). CONCLUSIONS: Although the present study has some limitations, the results indicate a lack of association between the Val66Met polymorphism and bipolar disorder. However, in our case-control study in a Mexican population, the Val66Met polymorphism was associated with suicidal behavior in patients with bipolar disorder. Nevertheless, it is important to consider potential interactions of the BDNF gene, the environment, and different inheritance patterns, when carrying out future genetic studies with larger samples. CI - (c) 2014 The Authors. Bipolar Disorders Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. FAU - Gonzalez-Castro, Thelma Beatriz AU - Gonzalez-Castro TB AD - Division Academica de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Juarez Autonoma de Tabasco, Villahermosa, Tabasco. FAU - Nicolini, Humberto AU - Nicolini H FAU - Lanzagorta, Nuria AU - Lanzagorta N FAU - Lopez-Narvaez, Lilia AU - Lopez-Narvaez L FAU - Genis, Alma AU - Genis A FAU - Pool Garcia, Sherezada AU - Pool Garcia S FAU - Tovilla-Zarate, Carlos Alfonso AU - Tovilla-Zarate CA LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Meta-Analysis DEP - 20140708 PL - Denmark TA - Bipolar Disord JT - Bipolar disorders JID - 100883596 RN - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) RN - 0 (Dipeptides) RN - 3918-94-3 (valylvaline) RN - 7171WSG8A2 (BDNF protein, human) SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Bipolar Disorder/epidemiology/*genetics/psychology MH - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/*genetics MH - Case-Control Studies MH - Dipeptides/*genetics MH - Female MH - Genotype MH - Humans MH - Male MH - Mexico/epidemiology MH - Middle Aged MH - Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide MH - Suicide/*psychology/statistics & numerical data OTO - NOTNLM OT - Mexican population OT - bipolar disorder OT - brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) gene OT - meta-analysis EDAT- 2014/07/22 06:00 MHDA- 2016/04/19 06:00 CRDT- 2014/07/22 06:00 PHST- 2013/06/05 00:00 [received] PHST- 2013/12/20 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2014/07/22 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/07/22 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/04/19 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1111/bdi.12227 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Bipolar Disord. 2015 Feb;17(1):27-38. doi: 10.1111/bdi.12227. Epub 2014 Jul 8.