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Gender-related association of brain-derived neurotrophic factor gene 196A/G polymorphism with Alzheimer's disease--a meta-analysis including 6854 cases and 6868 controls.
The International journal of neuroscience - 1 Oct 2014
Chen Jia, Liang Xiaomin, Li Binghu, Jiang Xiaojiang, Xu Zhiqiang
Abstract excerpt
Epidemiological studies have evaluated the associations between brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) 196A/G gene polymorphism and Alzheimer's disease (AD) risk. However, the results remain inconclusive. Sexually dimorphic effect of the polymorphism of BDNF 196A/G in AD patients had been proposed previously, specifically in female group. As more cases were reported, therefore, we performed a meta-analysis of...
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