Brain derived neurotrophic factor gene (BDNF) and personality traits: The modifying effect of season of birth and sex

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 56, Issue , 2015, Pages 58-65

  Kazantseva, A ^a   Gaysina, D ^b   Kutlumbetova, Yu ^a,c   Kanzafarova, R ^a,c   Malykh, S ^d   Lobaskova, M ^e   Khusnutdinova, E ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND GENETICS   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^c Science and Education Center of Bashkir People History Ufa University of Science and Technology   (Russian Federation)

^d INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^e UDMURT STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Effect modification; Gene environment interaction; Neuroticism; Polymorphism; Prenatal effect; SNP

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; METHIONINE; VALINE; GENOMIC DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BIRTH; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR GENE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EXON; FEMALE; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMAN; INTRON; MALE; NEUROSIS; PERINATAL PERIOD; PERSONALITY; PHENOTYPE; PRENATAL PERIOD; SEASON; SEASON OF BIRTH; SEX; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TEMPERAMENT; GENETICS; PERSONALITY TEST; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; YOUNG ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANXIETY; AUTUMN; BDNF GENE; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; BIOLOGICAL TRAIT; CHILDBIRTH; COOPERATION; EXTRAVERSION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC CORRELATION; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HARM AVOIDANCE; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NOVELTY SEEKING; PERSISTENT BEHAVIOR; POPULATION GENETICS; PSYCHOMETRY; REWARD DEPENDENCE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SELF CONCEPT; SELF DIRECTEDNESS; SELF TRANSCENDENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPRING; SUMMER; TEMPERAMENT CHARACTER INVENTORY 125; WINTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; METHIONINE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SEASONS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; VALINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84906751188     PISSN: 02785846     EISSN: 18784216     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2014.08.001     Document Type: Article

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