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Brain-derived neurotrophic factor Val66Met polymorphism predicts worse functional outcome after surgery in patients with unruptured brain arteriovenous malformation.
Stroke - 1 Aug 2012
Westbroek Erick M, Pawlikowska Ludmila, Lawton Michael T, McCulloch Charles E, Young William L, Kim Helen
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The Val66Met polymorphism of brain-derived neurotrophic factor is associated with decreased brain-derived neurotrophic factor secretion and poor outcome after acute neurological injury. We hypothesized that the Met allele is associated with worsening of functional outcome after brain arteriovenous malformation resection. METHODS: Three hundred forty-one surgically treated patients with...
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