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The association of BDNF gene polymorphism with cognitive impairment in insomnia patients.
Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry - 10 Jan 2019
Zaki Nevin F W, Saleh Elsayed, Elwasify Mahmoud, Mahmoud Elhasanein, Zaki John, Spence David Warren, BaHammam Ahmed S, Pandi-Perumal Seithikurippu R
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Reductions in BDNF activity have shown associations with depressed mood. Other evidence has demonstrated that the BDNF Val66Met polymorphism (rs6265) appears to reduce neural plasticity. A limited number of studies have investigated the influence of these genetic polymorphisms in insomnia. The present study sought to confirm the presence of associations between BDNF Val66Met polymorphism (rs6265)...
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