A novel polymorphism of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) gene associated with late-onset Alzheimer's disease

Molecular Psychiatry

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 83-86

  Kunugi, H ^a   Ueki, A ^b   Otsuka, M ^b   Isse, K ^a   Hirasawa, H ^a   Kato, N ^a   Nabika, T ^c   Kobayashi, S ^a   Nanko, S ^a  

^a TEIKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c SHIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Apolipoprotein E; Association study; Brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF); Late onset; Polymorphism; Sporadic

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; APOLIPOPROTEIN E4; APOLIPOPROTEINS E; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; DNA PRIMERS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE-STRANDED CONFORMATIONAL;

EID: 0035134990     PISSN: 13594184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.mp.4000792     Document Type: Article

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