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Genotyping the BDNF rs6265 (val66met) polymorphism by one-step amplified refractory mutation system PCR.
Psychiatric genetics - 1 Jun 2010
Sheikh Haroon I, Hayden Elizabeth P, Kryski Katie R, Smith Heather J, Singh Shiva M
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BACKGROUND: The brain derived neutrophic factor (BDNF), a 27 kD polypeptide, is one of the most widely expressed neurotrophins in the brain, regulating neural development and plasticity. The BDNF gene contains a functional single-nucleotide polymorphism (rs6265), which results in a valine to methionine substitution (val66met), leading to reduced mature BDNF expression. This polymorphism has been widely implicated...
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