Disease Score gda Association Type Type Original DB Sentence supporting the association PMID PMID Year
CUI: C0001973
Disease: Alcoholic Intoxication, Chronic
Alcoholic Intoxication, Chronic
0.400 Biomarker disease BEFREE These lines of evidence suggested that BDNF might play some role in the development of or vulnerability to alcoholism and/or clinical characteristics of alcoholic individuals. 15547445 2004
CUI: C0001973
Disease: Alcoholic Intoxication, Chronic
Alcoholic Intoxication, Chronic
0.400 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE To test whether a BDNF genetic variant may be associated with alcohol-dependent and violent behaviours, we studied Val66Met polymorphism of the BDNF-gene in 110 cases of alcohol-dependence, in 134 extremely violent convicts, and in 149 individuals without psychosis or mood disorders. 15896496 2005
CUI: C0001973
Disease: Alcoholic Intoxication, Chronic
Alcoholic Intoxication, Chronic
0.400 Biomarker disease BEFREE BIG news in alcohol addiction: new findings on growth factor pathways BDNF, insulin, and GDNF. 16441270 2006
CUI: C0001973
Disease: Alcoholic Intoxication, Chronic
Alcoholic Intoxication, Chronic
0.400 AlteredExpression disease BEFREE Changes in the levels of BDNF might play a role in the pathophysiology and inheritance of alcohol dependence. 17850220 2007
CUI: C0001973
Disease: Alcoholic Intoxication, Chronic
Alcoholic Intoxication, Chronic
0.400 Biomarker disease BEFREE Also, recent human genetic studies have supported a role of BDNF signaling in addictive behaviors by allele-, genotype-, and haplotype-based association of the TrkB gene, which encodes the cognate receptor for BDNF, with alcohol dependence. 18077569 2007
CUI: C0001973
Disease: Alcoholic Intoxication, Chronic
Alcoholic Intoxication, Chronic
0.400 Biomarker disease BEFREE Nucleotide sequence variation within the human tyrosine kinase B neurotrophin receptor gene: association with antisocial alcohol dependence. 17200667 2007
CUI: C0001973
Disease: Alcoholic Intoxication, Chronic
Alcoholic Intoxication, Chronic
0.400 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE The Val66Met BDNF gene polymorphism was associated with a higher risk and earlier occurrence of relapse among patients treated for alcohol dependence. 19170664 2009
CUI: C0001973
Disease: Alcoholic Intoxication, Chronic
Alcoholic Intoxication, Chronic
0.400 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Study of the downstream effectors of CREB have identified several important CREB-related genes, such as neuropeptide Y, brain-derived neurotrophic factor, activity-regulated cytoskeleton-associated protein, and corticotrophin-releasing factor, that may play a crucial role in the behavioral effects of ethanol and molecular changes in the specific neurocircuitry that underlie both alcohol addiction and a genetic predisposition to alcoholism. 19756388 2010
CUI: C0001973
Disease: Alcoholic Intoxication, Chronic
Alcoholic Intoxication, Chronic
0.400 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE An association between the BDNF Val66Met gene polymorphism and alcoholism was not found. 21098877 2011
CUI: C0001973
Disease: Alcoholic Intoxication, Chronic
Alcoholic Intoxication, Chronic
0.400 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE The BDNF polymorphism Val66Met (rs6265) has been studied in the context of etiology of mental diseases including alcoholism. 21640793 2011
CUI: C0001973
Disease: Alcoholic Intoxication, Chronic
Alcoholic Intoxication, Chronic
0.400 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Cerebellum volume in high-risk offspring from multiplex alcohol dependence families: association with allelic variation in GABRA2 and BDNF. 22047728 2011
CUI: C0001973
Disease: Alcoholic Intoxication, Chronic
Alcoholic Intoxication, Chronic
0.400 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Here, we investigated the possible association between three single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the BDNF gene (rs13306221, rs6265, rs16917204) and AD-D. Of 548 patients with alcohol dependence (AD), 166 had AD-D and 312 healthy controls. 21880305 2011
CUI: C0001973
Disease: Alcoholic Intoxication, Chronic
Alcoholic Intoxication, Chronic
0.400 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE The results showed no significant association between BDNF Val66Met variants and alcohol dependence and/or any of the alcohol related phenotypes in either Caucasian women, or men, with alcohol dependence.There are few limitations of the study. 23023098 2013
CUI: C0001973
Disease: Alcoholic Intoxication, Chronic
Alcoholic Intoxication, Chronic
0.400 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE These results suggest that the BDNF Val66Met polymorphism may contribute to alcohol dependence vulnerability via lower EFs performance. 23582695 2013
CUI: C0001973
Disease: Alcoholic Intoxication, Chronic
Alcoholic Intoxication, Chronic
0.400 Biomarker disease PSYGENET The results showed no significant association between BDNF Val66Met variants and alcohol dependence and/or any of the alcohol related phenotypes in either Caucasian women, or men, with alcohol dependence.There are few limitations of the study. 23023098 2013
CUI: C0001973
Disease: Alcoholic Intoxication, Chronic
Alcoholic Intoxication, Chronic
0.400 Biomarker disease PSYGENET However, data on the interactive effects of early life adversity, genetic factors (e.g. p.Met66 allele of BDNF), and alcohol dependence, on brain structure in adolescents is limited. 25510982 2014
CUI: C0001973
Disease: Alcoholic Intoxication, Chronic
Alcoholic Intoxication, Chronic
0.400 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE However, data on the interactive effects of early life adversity, genetic factors (e.g. p.Met66 allele of BDNF), and alcohol dependence, on brain structure in adolescents is limited. 25510982 2014
CUI: C0001973
Disease: Alcoholic Intoxication, Chronic
Alcoholic Intoxication, Chronic
0.400 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE In the replication study, we were able to detect allelic associations between both BDNF SNPs and comorbid alcohol dependence (rs6265, P = 0.006; rs7103411, P = 0.014). 24993285 2015
CUI: C0001973
Disease: Alcoholic Intoxication, Chronic
Alcoholic Intoxication, Chronic
0.400 Biomarker disease PSYGENET Meta-analysis of six genes (BDNF, DRD1, DRD3, DRD4, GRIN2B and MAOA) involved in neuroplasticity and the risk for alcohol dependence. 25660313 2015
CUI: C0001973
Disease: Alcoholic Intoxication, Chronic
Alcoholic Intoxication, Chronic
0.400 Biomarker disease PSYGENET This study indicates a possible effect of BDNF Val66Met on alcohol addiction-related phenotypes in adolescence. 25650137 2015
CUI: C0001973
Disease: Alcoholic Intoxication, Chronic
Alcoholic Intoxication, Chronic
0.400 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE This study indicates a possible effect of BDNF Val66Met on alcohol addiction-related phenotypes in adolescence. 25650137 2015
CUI: C0001973
Disease: Alcoholic Intoxication, Chronic
Alcoholic Intoxication, Chronic
0.400 Biomarker disease PSYGENET In the replication study, we were able to detect allelic associations between both BDNF SNPs and comorbid alcohol dependence (rs6265, P = 0.006; rs7103411, P = 0.014). 24993285 2015
CUI: C0001973
Disease: Alcoholic Intoxication, Chronic
Alcoholic Intoxication, Chronic
0.400 AlteredExpression disease BEFREE The presence of the Met allele, 2 markers of the history of alcohol dependence (gamma glutamyl transferase and the number of past treatments in detoxification programs), and the presence of a depressive episode (but not depressive score) were significantly associated with the 2 blood levels of BDNF at baseline and after 6 months. 28485899 2017
CUI: C0001973
Disease: Alcoholic Intoxication, Chronic
Alcoholic Intoxication, Chronic
0.400 AlteredExpression disease BEFREE Significant sex×alcohol dependence history interactions were observed for plasma levels of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 1 (TIMP-1) and brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), with women in the alcohol dependent group exhibiting increased levels of both analytes (p<0.05) relative to controls. 28525828 2017
CUI: C0001973
Disease: Alcoholic Intoxication, Chronic
Alcoholic Intoxication, Chronic
0.400 Biomarker disease BEFREE However, the effects of proBDNF and BDNF in alcohol addiction are not fully known. 28032807 2017