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BDNF serum levels, but not BDNF Val66Met genotype, are correlated with personality traits in healthy subjects.
European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience - 1 Aug 2011
Minelli Alessandra, Zanardini Roberta, Bonvicini Cristian, Sartori Riccardo, Pedrini Laura, Gennarelli Massimo, Bocchio-Chiavetto Luisella
Abstract excerpt
Consisting evidence in animal models has suggested that alterations in brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) brain expression and release are involved in the pathogenesis of mental illnesses, such as, mood, anxiety, and eating disorders. This hypothesis is supported by data emerging from biochemical studies on serum BDNF levels and genetic studies on the functional polymorphism Val66Met in the BDNF gene in...
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