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Moderating Effects of BDNF Genetic Variants and Smoking on Cognition in PTSD Veterans.
Biomolecules - 26 Apr 2021
Nedic Erjavec Gordana, Nikolac Perkovic Matea, Tudor Lucija, Uzun Suzana, Kovacic Petrovic Zrnka, Konjevod Marcela, Sagud Marina, Kozumplik Oliver, Svob Strac Dubravka, Peraica Tina, Mimica Ninoslav, Havelka Mestrovic Ana, Zilic Denis, Pivac Nela
Abstract excerpt
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is frequently associated with cognitive disturbances and high prevalence of smoking. This study evaluated cognition in war veterans with PTSD and control subjects, controlled for the effect of smoking and brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) rs6265 and rs56164415 genotypes/alleles. Study included 643 male war veterans with combat related PTSD and 120 healthy controls....
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