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Associations of brain-derived neurotrophic factor rs6265 polymorphism and cognitive function in breast cancer survivors from a cross-sectional study.
Cancer medicine - 1 Jan 2024
Goto Taichi, Saligan Leorey N, Li Xiaobai, Xiang Lichen, Kwiat Catherine, Nguyen Christopher, Crouch Adele, Von Ah Diane
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BACKGROUND: Breast cancer survivors (BCS) often complain of cancer-related cognitive impairment (CRCI) during and even months after completing primary cancer treatments, particularly chemotherapy. The etiology of CRCI is unknown, but associations of CRCI with germline genetic polymorphisms have been reported, including Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) rs6265 polymorphism. The current study investigated...
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