Semantic but not phonological verbal fluency associated with BDNF Val66Met polymorphism in schizophrenia

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 150, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 441-442

  Kebir, O ^a,b   Mouaffak, F ^a,b   Chayet, M ^a,b   Leroy, S ^a,b   Tordjman, S ^c   Amado, I ^a,b   Krebs, M O ^a,b  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER SAINTE ANNE   (France)

^c RENNES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR;

ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHONETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEMANTICS; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; ALLELES; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMANS; LINGUISTICS; MALE; METHIONINE; OUTPATIENTS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEMANTICS;

EID: 63449107088     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.30794     Document Type: Letter

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