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Association of the Val66Met polymorphism of the BDNF gene with primary cranial-cervical dystonia patients from South-west China.
Parkinsonism & related disorders - 1 Nov 2013
Chen Yongping, Song Wei, Yang Jing, Chen Ke, Huang Rui, Zhao Bi, Cao Bei, Burgunder Jeanmarc, Shang Hui-Fang
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The etiology of primary dystonia remains unclear. Recent genetic studies suggest that the Val66Met polymorphism of the BDNF gene is a genetic modifier in cranial-cervical dystonia in Caucasians. However, the finding is not consistent. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A total of 193 patients with primary cranial-cervical dystonia from the Department of Neurology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University was...
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