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Lack of association between the BDNF gene Val66Met polymorphism and Alzheimer disease in a Chinese Han population.
Neuropsychobiology - 1 Jan 2007
He Xiao-ming, Zhang Zhen-xin, Zhang Jun-wu, Zhou Yong-tao, Tang Mou-ni, Wu Cheng-bin, Hong Zhen
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by excessive neuronal loss in specific regions of the brain. Among the areas most severely affected are the basal forebrain cholinergic neurons and their projection regions, the hippocampus and the cortex. Several...
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