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Common variants in the ARC gene are not associated with cognitive abilities.
Brain and behavior - 1 Oct 2015
Myrum Craig, Giddaluru Sudheer, Jacobsen Kaya, Espeseth Thomas, Nyberg Lars, Lundervold Astri J, Haavik Jan, Nilsson Lars-Göran, Reinvang Ivar, Steen Vidar M, Johansson Stefan, Wibrand Karin, Le Hellard Stephanie, Bramham Clive R
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INTRODUCTION: The Activity-Regulated Cytoskeleton-associated (ARC) gene encodes a protein that is critical for the consolidation of synaptic plasticity and long-term memory formation. Given ARC's key role in synaptic plasticity, we hypothesized that genetic variations in ARC may contribute to interindividual variability in human cognitive abilities or to attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)...
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