Association of polymorphisms in BDNF, MTHFR, and genes involved in the dopaminergic pathway with memory in a healthy Chinese population

Brain and Cognition

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 282-289

  Yeh, Ting Kuang ^a,d   Hu, Chung Yi ^b   Yeh, Ting Chi ^c   Lin, Pei Jung ^b   Wu, Chung Hsin ^d   Lee, Po Lei ^e   Chang, Chun Yen ^a,d  

^a National Normal Taiwan University   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Auditory memory; BDNF; Dopaminergic pathway; DRD3; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2); BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; DOPAMINE 3 RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY MEMORY; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR GENE; CHINESE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; FEMALE; GENE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE GENE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TAIWAN; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE; WECHSLER MEMORY SCALE;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; COGNITION; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2); NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D3; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865544215     PISSN: 02782626     EISSN: 10902147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2012.06.005     Document Type: Article

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