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Brain-derived neurotrophic factor G196A polymorphism and clinical features in Parkinson's disease.
Acta neurologica Scandinavica - 1 Jul 2010
Gao L, Díaz-Corrales F J, Carrillo F, Díaz-Martín J, Caceres-Redondo M T, Carballo M, Palomino A, López-Barneo J, Mir P
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OBJECTIVES: Parkinson's disease (PD) is characterized by the dopaminergic neuronal death in substantia nigra, and genetic factors appear to be involved in the pathophysiology of this disease. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is widely expressed in the central nervous system and is necessary for the survival of dopaminergic neurons in substantia nigra. G196A, a common polymorphism of the BDNF gene, not...
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