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Interaction effect between the BDNF Val66Met polymorphism and parental rearing for interpersonal sensitivity in healthy subjects.
Psychiatry research - 30 Dec 2012
Suzuki Akihito, Matsumoto Yoshihiko, Shibuya Naoshi, Ryoichi Sadahiro, Kamata Mitsuhiro, Enokido Masanori, Goto Kaoru, Otani Koichi
Abstract excerpt
Interpersonal sensitivity is defined as undue and excessive awareness of, and sensitivity to, the behaviour and feelings of others and is one of the vulnerable factors to depression. In a twin study, it was suggested that this personality trait was characterised by both genetic and environmental factors. In the present study, we examined the effects of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) Val66Met...
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