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To investigate the association of the  rs6265  (Val66Met) single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of brain-derived neurotrophic factor ( BDNF ) with brain morphometry and functional status as measured by quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and neurocognitive testing in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. BDNF is released by neurons and by immune cells in MS brain. The  rs6265  SNP variation of  BDNF  causes substitution of valine (Val) for methionine (Met) and interferes with activity-dependent BDNF secretion. A total of 209 treated MS patients (161 females; 48 males) underwent clinical brain MRI and were genotyped for the  BDNF rs6265  Val66Met SNP. A subset of 108 patients had neurocognitive testing for processing speed, memory and executive function. The MRI measurements included T2 and T1-lesion volume (LV); normalized brain volume measures of whole brain (WB) volume, white and gray matter volume (NWMV and NGMV) and the diffusion-weighted imaging measure of WB mean parenchyma diffusivity (MPD). The Met66 allele status was positively associated with NGMV ( P  = 0.015, standardized  β  = 0.15) and negatively associated with T2-LV ( P  = 0.041, standardized  β  = −0.14). There were no significant associations between Met66 allele status and T1-LV, NWMV or MPD. On the Paced Serial Addition Test (PASAT), a trend ( P  = 0.057) favoring the Met66 allele group was observed. There were no significant associations between Met66 allele status and other neurocognitive measures. The  BDNF  Met66 allele is associated with lower damage as evidenced by measurement of NGMV and T2-LV in MS patients.

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Preservation of gray matter volume in multiple sclerosis patients with the Met allele of the  rs6265  (Val66Met) SNP of brain-derived neurotrophic factor