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Association between BDNF polymorphism (Val66Met) and executive function in patients with amnestic mild cognitive impairment or mild Alzheimer disease.
Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders - 1 Jan 2012
Nagata Tomoyuki, Shinagawa Shunichiro, Nukariya Kazutaka, Yamada Hisashi, Nakayama Kazuhiko
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: In the present study, we examined whether brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) polymorphism (Val66Met) influenced the changeable executive dysfunction of patients with two separate disease stages: amnestic mild cognitive impairment (A-MCI) or mild Alzheimer disease (AD), which are comparatively similar demented conditions. METHODS: Among 200 outpatients with dementia and MCI, 146 outpatients with...
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