Association analysis of brain-derived neurotrophic factor Val66Met polymorphisms with Alzheimer's disease and age of onset

Neuropsychobiology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 10-12

  Tsai, Shih Jen ^a,b   Hong, Chen Jee ^a,b   Liu, Hsiu Chih ^a,b   Liu, Tsung Yun ^a   Hsu, Li En ^a   Lin, Ching Hua ^c  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c KAI SUAN PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Age, onset; Alzheimer's disease; Association; Brain derived neurotrophic factor; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; METHIONINE; VALINE;

AGED; ALLELE; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PATHOGENESIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGE OF ONSET; AGED; ALLELES; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMANS; MALE; METHIONINE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; VALINE;

EID: 1642578180     PISSN: 0302282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000075332     Document Type: Article

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