The BDNF Val66Met Polymorphism Influences Reading Ability and Patterns of Neural Activation in Children

Kaja K. Jasińska; Peter J. Molfese; Sergey A. Kornilov; W. Einar Mencl; Stephen J. Frost; Maria Lee; Kenneth R. Pugh; Elena L. Grigorenko; Nicole Landi

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0157449

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The BDNF Val⁶⁶Met Polymorphism Influences Reading Ability and Patterns of Neural Activation in Children

Kaja K. Jasińska ,

* E-mail: kaja.jasinska@yale.edu

Affiliation Haskins Laboratories, New Haven, CT, United States of America
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Peter J. Molfese,

Affiliations Haskins Laboratories, New Haven, CT, United States of America, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, United States of America
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Sergey A. Kornilov,

Affiliations Haskins Laboratories, New Haven, CT, United States of America, University of Houston, Houston, TX, United States of America, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States of America, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russian Federation, Saint-Petersburg State University, Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation
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W. Einar Mencl,

Affiliations Haskins Laboratories, New Haven, CT, United States of America, Yale University, New Haven, CT, United States of America
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Stephen J. Frost,

Affiliation Haskins Laboratories, New Haven, CT, United States of America
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Maria Lee,

Affiliation Yale University, New Haven, CT, United States of America
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Kenneth R. Pugh,

Affiliations Haskins Laboratories, New Haven, CT, United States of America, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, United States of America, Yale University, New Haven, CT, United States of America
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Elena L. Grigorenko,

Affiliations Haskins Laboratories, New Haven, CT, United States of America, Yale University, New Haven, CT, United States of America, University of Houston, Houston, TX, United States of America, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States of America, Saint-Petersburg State University, Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation, Moscow City University for Psychology and Education, Moscow, Russian Federation
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Nicole Landi

Affiliations Haskins Laboratories, New Haven, CT, United States of America, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, United States of America, Yale University, New Haven, CT, United States of America
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The BDNF Val⁶⁶Met Polymorphism Influences Reading Ability and Patterns of Neural Activation in Children

Kaja K. Jasińska,
Peter J. Molfese,
Sergey A. Kornilov,
W. Einar Mencl,
Stephen J. Frost,
Maria Lee,
Kenneth R. Pugh,
Elena L. Grigorenko,
Nicole Landi

Published: August 23, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0157449

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