Effects of the brain-derived neurotropic factor variant Val66Met on cortical structure in late childhood and early adolescence
de Araujo C, Zugman A, Swardfager W, Belangero S, Ota V, Spindola L, Hakonarson H, Pellegrino R, Gadelha A, Salum G, Pan P, de Moura L, Del Aquilla M, Picon F, Amaro E, Sato J, Brietzke E, Grassi-Oliveira R, Rohde L, Miguel E, Bressan R, Jackowski A. Effects of the brain-derived neurotropic factor variant Val66Met on cortical structure in late childhood and early adolescence. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2017, 98: 51-58. PMID: 29288952, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2017.12.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychiatric disordersVal66Met polymorphismCortical thicknessBrain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) Val66Met polymorphismRegional structural brain changesNeurotrophic factor Val66Met polymorphismPrefrontal cortexStructural brain changesLateral temporal cortexEffect of Val66MetBilateral prefrontal cortexVal66Met effectsWindow of vulnerabilityCortical maturationBrain changesOccipital lobeMet carriersAtypical neurodevelopmentMRI scansPsychiatric diagnosisTemporal cortexDiagnosis interactionVal66MetNeuropsychiatric disordersBrain morphology38 How Much of individual Differences in Childhood Irritability can be Explained by Macroscopic Brain Morphology?
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