Variant Gene Disease Risk Allele Score vda Association Type Original DB Sentence supporting the association PMID PMID Year
dbSNP: rs6265
rs6265
CUI: C1269683
Disease: Major Depressive Disorder
Major Depressive Disorder
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Serum BDNF levels, but not plasma levels of HVA or MHPG, and BDNF Val66Met polymorphism are related to the mirtazapine response in MDD. 22883353

2012

dbSNP: rs6265
rs6265
CUI: C1269683
Disease: Major Depressive Disorder
Major Depressive Disorder
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Several studies have linked 5-HT1A C1019G and BDNF G196A (Val66Met) gene polymorphisms to major depressive disorder (MDD) and the actions of antidepressants. 17401528

2007

dbSNP: rs6265
rs6265
CUI: C1269683
Disease: Major Depressive Disorder
Major Depressive Disorder
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Significant associations between AD and MDD have been found for three polymorphisms mainly in females (TPH1 A218C, MAOA VNTR and BDNF Val66Met) and one polymorphism in the total population only (FKBP5 rs1360780). 23157339

2013

dbSNP: rs6265
rs6265
CUI: C1269683
Disease: Major Depressive Disorder
Major Depressive Disorder
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Significant interactions between the Val66Met polymorphism and 3 clinical characteristics - age at onset (p = 0.03), MDD duration (p = 0.04), and number of previous MDE (p = 0.04) - were evidenced for plasma BDNF levels. 28848102

2017

dbSNP: rs6265
rs6265
CUI: C1269683
Disease: Major Depressive Disorder
Major Depressive Disorder
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Taken together, we did not detect any plausible evidence regarding Val66Met polymorphism in the BDNF gene contributing to a risk of MDD. 29387021

2017

dbSNP: rs6265
rs6265
CUI: C1269683
Disease: Major Depressive Disorder
Major Depressive Disorder
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE The aim of our study was to evaluate the association of regional gray matter (GM) volume within the hippocampus and other unpredicted regions at the whole-brain level with the BDNF Val66Met polymorphism in MDD patients with melancholic features and their impact on treatment outcome. 23165919

2013

dbSNP: rs6265
rs6265
CUI: C1269683
Disease: Major Depressive Disorder
Major Depressive Disorder
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE The aim of our two-center study was to determine how the BDNF Val66Met</span> polymorphism and childhood adversity affect the volumetric measures of the hippocampus in healthy individuals and people with MDD. 23341118

2013

dbSNP: rs6265
rs6265
CUI: C1269683
Disease: Major Depressive Disorder
Major Depressive Disorder
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE The aim of this study was to determine which hippocampal dentate gyrus and cornu ammonis subfields are altered in MDD compared to healthy controls and which subfields are affected by the BDNF Val</span>66Met</span> polymorphism and child adversity. 25044977

2014

dbSNP: rs6265
rs6265
CUI: C1269683
Disease: Major Depressive Disorder
Major Depressive Disorder
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE The association of MDD with genetic polymorphisms, such as Val66Met (rs6265), in the brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), have been reported in many studies and the results were conflicting. 23184535

2013

dbSNP: rs6265
rs6265
CUI: C1269683
Disease: Major Depressive Disorder
Major Depressive Disorder
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE The BDNF val66met polymorphism may play a salient role in structural alterations of the hippocampus in older adults with MDD. 21218562

2011

dbSNP: rs6265
rs6265
CUI: C1269683
Disease: Major Depressive Disorder
Major Depressive Disorder
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE The BDNF polymorphism was associated with atrophy of the PFC in MDD patients, which suggests that the BDNF Val66Met polymorphism may play an important role in the pathogenesis of early stages of MDD. 26078197

2015

dbSNP: rs6265
rs6265
CUI: C1269683
Disease: Major Depressive Disorder
Major Depressive Disorder
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE The current study looked at a population of patients with major depressive disorder (N = 107) to examine the association between the BDNF Val66Met polymorphism, resting state EEG alpha power, and depression severity. 23733090

2013

dbSNP: rs6265
rs6265
CUI: C1269683
Disease: Major Depressive Disorder
Major Depressive Disorder
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE The gene-environment combination of PRKCG rs3745406 C allele, BDNF rs6265 G allele and high level of negative life events (C-G-HN) was significantly associated with MDD (OR, 5.97; 95% CI, 2.71-13.15). 26921055

2016

dbSNP: rs6265
rs6265
CUI: C1269683
Disease: Major Depressive Disorder
Major Depressive Disorder
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE The pattern of low BDNF and high inflammation in MDD may be influenced by the Val66Met polymorphism. 28656803

2018

dbSNP: rs6265
rs6265
CUI: C1269683
Disease: Major Depressive Disorder
Major Depressive Disorder
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE The present study tested the hypothesis that the BDNF-gene Val66Met polymorphism is associated with MDD, its clinical manifestations, and antidepressant response. 14582140

2003

dbSNP: rs6265
rs6265
CUI: C1269683
Disease: Major Depressive Disorder
Major Depressive Disorder
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE The relationship was investigated between brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) concentrations, a <i>BDNF</i> polymorphism (196G>A), and the response to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) among Chinese patients with major depressive disorder (MDD). 31308724

2019

dbSNP: rs6265
rs6265
CUI: C1269683
Disease: Major Depressive Disorder
Major Depressive Disorder
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE The study indicated that having the BDNF rs6265 allele (A) increase the risk of developing MDD in the Malaysian population suggesting a possible role of BDNF in the etiology of the disorder. 30677092

2019

dbSNP: rs6265
rs6265
CUI: C1269683
Disease: Major Depressive Disorder
Major 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: C1269683
Disease: Major Depressive Disorder
Major Depressive Disorder
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE These results suggest that the BDNF Val66Met polymorphism is not related to the development of MDD but related to clinical features of MDD in a Japanese population. 17510948

2007

dbSNP: rs6265
rs6265
CUI: C1269683
Disease: Major Depressive Disorder
Major Depressive Disorder
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE This is a systematic meta-analytical review of findings from imaging genetic studies on the impact of the rs6265 SNP on hippocampal volumes in neuropsychiatric patients with major depressive disorder, anxiety, bipolar disorder or schizophrenia. 25956254

2015

dbSNP: rs6265
rs6265
CUI: C1269683
Disease: Major Depressive Disorder
Major Depressive Disorder
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Three polymorphisms in the BDNF gene (rs7103411, rs6265 (Val66Met) and rs7124442) were genotyped in 324 patients with MDD and 470 healthy controls. 22965830

2013

dbSNP: rs6265
rs6265
CUI: C1269683
Disease: Major Depressive Disorder
Major Depressive Disorder
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE To conclude, we did not replicate the Val66Met effect on hippocampal volume in neither patients with major depression nor in healthy participants. 19668114

2009

dbSNP: rs6265
rs6265
CUI: C1269683
Disease: Major Depressive Disorder
Major Depressive Disorder
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE To determine the effect of BDNF gene val66met polymorphism on serum BDNF levels in drug-free patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) and healthy subjects, that differ by gender. 19589373

2010

dbSNP: rs6265
rs6265
CUI: C1269683
Disease: Major Depressive Disorder
Major Depressive Disorder
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE To examine the effect of the BDNF Val66Met polymorphism on hippocampal and amygdala volumes in patients with major depression and in healthy control subjects. 17404118

2007

dbSNP: rs6265
rs6265
CUI: C1269683
Disease: Major Depressive Disorder
Major Depressive Disorder
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE To examine whether the polymorphisms of BDNF (rs6265) and NTRK2 (rs1387923, rs2769605 and rs1565445) genes confer risk for TRD in major depressive disorder (MDD), a total of 948 MDD patients were recruited in a 12-week, multicenter, prospective longitudinal study. 23137999

2013