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Journal Articles Brain Structure and Function Year : 2009

Brain volumes and Val66Met polymorphism of the BDNF gene: local or global effects?

Abstract

A common Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism in the Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) gene coding the Val66Met substitution in the pro-BDNF protein has been associated with a number of behavioural and neuroanatomical phenotypes; the latter include, for example, regional differences in volumes of the hippocampus and prefrontal grey matter. Here, we show that the observed regional differences may not stem from a localised effect of this gene. Our analysis of regional brain volume in a cohort of 331 adolescents indicates that the Val66Met substitution has a global effect on brain volume, and that the observed local differences are to be expected if brain allometry-the covariance pattern of regional brain volumes-is taken into account.

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Medical Imaging

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hal-00805413 , version 1 (27-03-2013)

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Roberto Toro, Marie Chupin, Line Garnero, Gabriel Leonard, Michel Perron, et al.. Brain volumes and Val66Met polymorphism of the BDNF gene: local or global effects?. Brain Structure and Function, 2009, 213 (6), pp.501-9. ⟨10.1007/s00429-009-0203-y⟩. ⟨hal-00805413⟩
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