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Gray matter volume in adolescent anxiety: an impact of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor Val(66)Met polymorphism?
Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - 1 Feb 2013
Mueller Sven C, Aouidad Aveline, Gorodetsky Elena, Goldman David, Pine Daniel S, Ernst Monique
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OBJECTIVE: Minimal research links anxiety disorders in adolescents to regional gray matter volume (GMV) abnormalities and their modulation by genetic factors. Prior research suggests that a brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BNDF) Val(66)Met polymorphism may modulate such brain morphometry profiles. METHOD: Using voxel-based morphometry and magnetic resonance imaging, associations of BDNF and clinical anxiety...
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