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Association between BDNF val66 met genotype and episodic memory.
American journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics : the official publication of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics - 5 Apr 2005
Dempster Emma, Toulopoulou Timothea, McDonald Colm, Bramon Elvira, Walshe Muriel, Filbey Francesca, Wickham Harvey, Sham Pak C, Murray Robin M, Collier David A
Abstract excerpt
The val66 met polymorphism of brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) has been associated with variability in episodic memory [Egan et al., 2003]. In an attempt to replicate this finding, we genotyped 206 individuals (92 affected with schizophrenia or a related disorder and 114 unaffected relatives) from the Maudsley Family Study for the BDNF val66 met polymorphism. We analyzed the effect of this polymorphism on...
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