Polymorphic variation in the epigenetic gene DNMT3B modulates the environmental impact on cognitive ability: A twin study

European Psychiatry

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 303-308

  Cordova Palomera A ^a,b   Fatjo Vilas M ^a,b   Kebir, O ^c,d,e   Gasto C ^b,f,g   Krebs, M O ^c,d,e   Fananas L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN BIOMÉDICA EN RED DE SALUD MENTAL CIBERSAM   (Spain)

^c INSERM   (France)

^d CENTRE HOSPITALIER SAINTE ANNE   (France)

^e GDR3557 Institut de Psychiatrie   (France)

^f INSTITUT D INVESTIGACIONS BIOMÈDIQUES AUGUST PI I SUNYER IDIBAPS   (Spain)

^g HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cognitive plasticity; DNMT3B; Gene environment; Monozygotic twins

Indexed keywords

DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 3B; DNA (CYTOSINE 5) METHYLTRANSFERASE; GENETIC MARKER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EPIGENETICS; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY; ENVIRONMENT; GENETIC MARKER; GENETICS; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MIDDLE AGED; SHORT TERM MEMORY; TWINS;

ADULT; COGNITION; DNA (CYTOSINE-5-)-METHYLTRANSFERASE; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKERS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 84921377340     PISSN: 09249338     EISSN: 17783585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2014.11.011     Document Type: Article

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