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BDNF Val66Met polymorphism and protein levels in amniotic fluid.
BMC neuroscience - 8 Feb 2010
Cattaneo Annamaria, Bocchio-Chiavetto Luisella, Zanardini Roberta, Marchina Eleonora, Bellotti Daniela, Milanesi Elena, Moraschi Stefania, Calabrese Francesca, Barlati Sergio, Riva Marco Andrea, Gennarelli Massimo
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BACKGROUND: Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) is a neurotrophin which plays survival- and growth-promoting activity in neuronal cells and it is involved in cellular plasticity mechanisms as it controls activity dependent synaptic transmission. A functional polymorphism (Val66Met) in the pr...
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