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KIBRA and CLSTN2 polymorphisms exert interactive effects on human episodic memory.
Neuropsychologia - 1 Jan 2010
Preuschhof Claudia, Heekeren Hauke R, Li Shu-Chen, Sander Thomas, Lindenberger Ulman, Bäckman Lars
Abstract excerpt
Individual differences in episodic memory are highly heritable. Several studies have linked a polymorphism in the gene encoding the KIBRA protein to episodic memory performance. Results regarding CLSTN2, the gene encoding the synaptic protein calsyntenin 2, have been less consistent, possibly pointing to interactions with other genes. Given that both KIBRA and CLSTN2 are expressed in the medial temporal lobe and...
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