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Increased prevalence of val(66)met BDNF genotype among subjects with cervical dystonia.
Neuroscience letters - 1 Jan 2010
Cramer Steven C, Sampat Ajay, Haske-Palomino Maureen, Nguyen Shawn, Procaccio Vincent, Hermanowicz Neal
Abstract excerpt
Abnormalities of cortical representational maps and their plasticity have been described in dystonia. A common polymorphism for BDNF has been associated with abnormal cortical plasticity, and thus might contribute to pathogenesis of dystonia in some subjects. As a first step towards this suggestion, the current study examined the prevalence of this polymorphism. BDNF genotype was examined in 34 subjects with...
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