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No association between the brain-derived neurotrophic factor 196 G>A or 270 C>T polymorphisms and Alzheimer's or Parkinson's disease.
Folia neuropathologica - 1 Jan 2006
Saarela Marika S, Lehtimaki Terho, Rinne Juha O, Huhtala Heini, Rontu Riika, Hervonen Antti, Roytta Matias, Ahonen Jukka-Pekka, Mattila Kari M
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The brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) promotes survival, differentiation and maintenance of neurons in the central nervous system. BDNF 196 G>A and 270 C>T polymorphisms have previously been associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and with Parkinson's disease (PD). To study the role of BDNF 196 G>A and 270 C>T polymorphisms in Finnish AD and PD patients we genotyped BDNF 196 G>A and 270 C>T polymorphisms...
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