Annotation Detail

Information
Associated Genes
BDNF
Associated Variants
BDNF MUTATION
BDNF MUTATION
Associated Disease
Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Source Database
DisGeNET
Description
Reduced levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) are thought to contribute to the pathophysiology of Rett syndrome (RTT), a severe neurodevelopmental disorder caused by loss-of-function mutations in the gene encoding methyl-CpG-binding protein 2 (MeCP2).
Pubmed
25147297
Section of the abstract supporting the evidence
ALL_TEXT_1/3
Number of the section of the abstract supporting the evidence
1
Number of the sentence supporting the evidence
1
Original source reporting the Gene Disease association
BeFree
DisGENET score for the Gene Disease association
0.000542883744160607
Drugs