Maternal smoking in pregnancy moderates the effect of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) gene polymorphism on childhood IQ across multiple ages

Intelligence

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 47-51

  Waldie, Karen E ^a   Grabka, Patrycja ^a   Thompson, John M D ^a   Murphy, Rinki ^a   Wall, Clare ^a   Ferguson, Lynnette R ^a,b   Mitchell, Edwin A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b Nutrigenomics New Zealand   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

BDNF; Gene environment; Genotype; IQ; Maternal smoking

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893412409     PISSN: 01602896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intell.2013.12.006     Document Type: Article

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