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ArticleEuropean archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience2020

The implication of BDNF Val66Met polymorphism in progression from subjective cognitive decline to mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease: a 9-year follow-up study.

Valentina Bessi, Salvatore Mazzeo, Silvia Bagnoli, Sonia Padiglioni, Marco Carraro, Irene Piaceri, Laura Bracco, Sandro Sorbi, Benedetta Nacmias

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Article in European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07402161 (Unraveling the SIGNature of ALzheimer's Disease), which is not on this map. Cited by 21 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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21citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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NCT07402161 recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Unraveling the SIGNature of ALzheimer's Disease: Integrating Multimodal Biomarkers Through Machine Learning

TypeobservationalSponsorIRCCS Policlinico S. DonatoRan2025 to 2028Enrolled250ConditionsSubjective Cognitive Decline (SCD), Subjective Cognitive Complaints (SCCs), Subjective Cognitive Impairment, Subjective Cognitive Concerns
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 32 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Valentina BessiDepartment of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health (NEUROFARBA), University of Florence, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi. Largo Brambilla, 3, 50134, Florence, Italy. valentina.bessi@unifi.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6176-3584
Salvatore MazzeoDepartment of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health (NEUROFARBA), University of Florence, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi. Largo Brambilla, 3, 50134, Florence, Italy.
Silvia BagnoliDepartment of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health (NEUROFARBA), University of Florence, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi. Largo Brambilla, 3, 50134, Florence, Italy.
Sonia PadiglioniDepartment of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health (NEUROFARBA), University of Florence, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi. Largo Brambilla, 3, 50134, Florence, Italy.
Marco CarraroDepartment of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health (NEUROFARBA), University of Florence, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi. Largo Brambilla, 3, 50134, Florence, Italy.
Irene PiaceriDepartment of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health (NEUROFARBA), University of Florence, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi. Largo Brambilla, 3, 50134, Florence, Italy.
Laura BraccoDepartment of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health (NEUROFARBA), University of Florence, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi. Largo Brambilla, 3, 50134, Florence, Italy.
Sandro SorbiDepartment of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health (NEUROFARBA), University of Florence, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi. Largo Brambilla, 3, 50134, Florence, Italy.
Benedetta NacmiasDepartment of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health (NEUROFARBA), University of Florence, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi. Largo Brambilla, 3, 50134, Florence, Italy.
Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi · IT

Funding

Fondi Ricerca UNIFI 2018Ministero della Salute and Regione Toscana GR-2010-2316359
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Brain-derived natriuretic factor (BDNF) Val66Met polymorphism has been frequently reported to be associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD) with contrasting results. Numerous studies showed that Met allele increased the risk of AD only in women, while other studies have found worse cognitive performance in Val/Val carriers. We aimed to inquire the effects of Val66Met polymorphism on the progression from subjective cognitive decline (SCD) to mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and from MCI to AD and to ascertain if this effect is modulated by demographic and cognitive variables. For this purpose, we followed up 74 subjects (48 SCD, 26 MCI) for a mean time of 9 years. All participants underwent extensive neuropsychological assessment, cognitive reserve estimation, BDNF and apolipoprotein E (ApoE) genotype analysis at baseline. Personality traits and leisure activities were assessed in a subgroup. Each patient underwent clinical-neuropsychological follow-up, during which 18 out of 48 SCD subjects progressed to MCI and 14 out of 26 MCI subjects progressed to AD. We found that Val66Met increased the risk of progression from SCD to MCI and from MCI to AD only in women. Nevertheless, Val/Val carriers who progressed from SCD to MCI had a shorter conversion time compared to Met carriers. We concluded that Val66Met polymorphism might play different roles depending on sex and stage of the disease.

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Disease ProgressionAgedAged, 80 and overAlzheimer DiseaseBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorCognitive DysfunctionDiagnostic Self EvaluationFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedPolymorphism, GeneticBDNF protein, humanBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorAlzheimer’s diseaseApoEBDNFCognitive reserveMild cognitive impairmentSubjective cognitive decline

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