BDNF Val66Met Variant and Smoking in a Chinese Population
Zhang XY, Chen DC, Xiu MH, Luo X, Zuo L, Haile CN, Kosten TA, Kosten TR. BDNF Val66Met Variant and Smoking in a Chinese Population. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e53295. PMID: 23285275, PMCID: PMC3532294, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0053295.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain-derived neurotrophic factorBDNF Val66Met gene polymorphismBDNF Val66Met polymorphismSerum levelsVal66Met polymorphismGene polymorphismsChinese populationBDNF serum levelsSerum BDNF levelsVal/Val genotypeNumber of cigarettesHealthy male volunteersChinese male populationNicotine dependence scoresNeurotrophic factor familyBDNF Val66Met variantBDNF levelsNeurotrophic factorFagerstrom TestBDNF geneMale volunteersLarge cohortNicotine dependenceVal66Met variantNicotine addictionCognitive and serum BDNF correlates of BDNF Val66Met gene polymorphism in patients with schizophrenia and normal controls
Zhang XY, Chen DC, Xiu MH, Haile CN, Luo X, Xu K, Zhang HP, Zuo L, Zhang Z, Zhang X, Kosten TA, Kosten TR. Cognitive and serum BDNF correlates of BDNF Val66Met gene polymorphism in patients with schizophrenia and normal controls. Human Genetics 2012, 131: 1187-1195. PMID: 22362486, PMCID: PMC3671849, DOI: 10.1007/s00439-012-1150-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBDNF Val66Met polymorphismBDNF levelsRBANS total scoreHealthy controlsSchizophrenic patientsVal66Met polymorphismHippocampal-dependent cognitive functionsCognitive deficitsBrain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) geneTotal scoreBDNF serum levelsBDNF Val66Met gene polymorphismPeripheral BDNF levelsSerum BDNF levelsMet variantNeurotrophic factor geneNegative Syndrome ScaleSerum BDNFSerum levelsPatient groupNormal controlsSchizophrenic inpatientsGene polymorphismsSyndrome ScaleCognitive impairment