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Meta-Analysis on the Association between Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Polymorphism rs6265 and Ischemic Stroke, Poststroke Depression.
Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association - 1 Jun 2018
Bao Mei-Hua, Zhu Shu-Zhen, Gao Xin-Zheng, Sun Hong-Shuo, Feng Zhong-Ping
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BACKGROUND: Ischemic stroke is a multifactorial neurologic injury that causes mortality and disability worldwide. Poststroke depression is the most important neuropsychiatric consequence of stroke. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor is a neurotrophin family member that plays key role in regulating neuron survival and differentiation. Studies found a polymorphism in brain-derived neurotrophic factor gene (rs6265)...
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