Association between BDNF Val66Met polymorphism and cognitive performance in antipsychotic-naïve patients with schizophrenia

Journal of Molecular Neuroscience

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 505-510

  Lu, Weihong ^a   Zhang, Chen ^a   Yi, Zhenghui ^a   Li, Zezhi ^a   Wu, Zhiguo ^a   Fang, Yiru ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Association study; BDNF; Cognitive function; Gender; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; METHIONINE; VALINE;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ERROR; FEMALE; GENDER; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; SCHIZOPHRENIA; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE; WECHSLER MEMORY SCALE; WISCONSIN CARD SORTING TEST;

ADULT; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863866357     PISSN: 08958696     EISSN: 15591166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12031-012-9750-4     Document Type: Article

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