Variance in facial recognition performance associated with BDNF in schizophrenia

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 144, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 578-579

  Donohoe, Gary ^a,b   Morris, Derek W ^a   Robertson, Ian H ^a   Clarke, Sarah ^a   McGhee, Kevin A ^a   Schwaiger, Siobhan ^a   Nangle, Jeanne Marie ^a   Gill, Michael ^a   Corvin, Aiden ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

BDNF; Cognition; Memory; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR;

ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOGNITION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SPATIAL MEMORY; VISUAL MEMORY;

ADULT; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 34250794521     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.30382     Document Type: Letter

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