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[Interaction effects of anxiety and the BDNF Val66Met polymorphism on attention in patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders].
Zhurnal nevrologii i psikhiatrii imeni S.S. Korsakova - 1 Jan 2013
Golimbet V E, Lebedeva I S, Alfimova M V, Korovaĭtseva G I, Lezheĭko T V
Abstract excerpt
Authors investigated effects of the Val66Met polymorphism of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) gene and level of trait anxiety on attention in 90 patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective psychosis. Attention was assessed using auditory event-related brain potentials (ERPs) and neuropsychological testing. There was a significant effect of the BDNF genotype, but not anxiety, on performance on the...
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