Brain-derived neurotrophic factor Val66Met polymorphism and early life adversity affect hippocampal volume

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 162, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 183-190

  Carballedo, Angela ^a   Morris, Derek ^a   Zill, Peter ^b   Fahey, Ciara ^a   Reinhold, Elena ^a   Meisenzahl, Eva ^b   Bondy, Brigitta ^b   Gill, Michael ^a,c   Möller, Hans Jürgen ^b   Frodl, Thomas ^a,b,d  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

BDNF Val66Met polymorphism; Early life adversity; Hippocampal volume

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SIZE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY LIFE STRESS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; LEFT HEMISPHERE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; VOLUMETRY;

ADULT; ALLELES; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84874179053     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.32130     Document Type: Article

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