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Fine-mapping of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) gene supports an association of the Val66Met polymorphism with episodic memory

Cathomas, Flurin and Vogler, Christian and Euler-Sigmund, Jessica C. and de Quervain, Dominique J.-F. and Papassotiropoulos, Andreas. (2010) Fine-mapping of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) gene supports an association of the Val66Met polymorphism with episodic memory. International journal of neuropsychopharmacology : official scientific journal of the Collegium Internationale Neuro-psychopharmacologicum, Vol. 13, H. 8. pp. 975-980.

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Abstract

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) plays an important role in hippocampal synaptic plasticity and long-term potentiation. A valine (Val) to methionine (Met) substitution in the BDNF gene (Val66Met) has been associated with episodic memory performance. This study aimed at fine-mapping the genomic region harbouring BDNF and the adjacent gene, BDNFOS, in order to identify other possible memory-related gene variants. Healthy young Swiss adults (n=333) underwent a verbal memory free-recall task which used words with both neutral and emotional content. Genetic variability of the BDNF and BDNFOS region was covered by analysing 55 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). Among all examined SNPs, the non-synonymous Val66Met SNP rs6265 showed the highest significant level of association with memory performance for words with emotional content. Recall performance for neutral words was unrelated to the analysed SNPs. Our results support a role for the Val66Met BDNF polymorphism in episodic memory and suggest a modulatory influence of emotional valence.
Faculties and Departments:03 Faculty of Medicine > Bereich Psychiatrie (Klinik) > Erwachsenenpsychiatrie UPK > Molekulare Neurowissenschaften (Papassotiropoulos)
03 Faculty of Medicine > Departement Klinische Forschung > Bereich Psychiatrie (Klinik) > Erwachsenenpsychiatrie UPK > Molekulare Neurowissenschaften (Papassotiropoulos)
05 Faculty of Science > Departement Biozentrum > Services Biozentrum > Life Sciences Training Facility (Papassotiropoulos)
07 Faculty of Psychology > Departement Psychologie > Ehemalige Einheiten Psychologie > Molecular Neuroscience (Papassotiropoulos)
UniBasel Contributors:Papassotiropoulos, Andreas and Vogler, Christian and de Quervain, Dominique J.-F.
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
ISSN:1461-1457
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
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