Genetic analysis of BDNF and TrkB gene polymorphisms in Alzheimer's disease

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 252, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 423-428

  Vepsäläinen, Saila ^a   Castren, Eero ^a,b   Helisalmi, Seppo ^a   Iivonen, Susan ^a   Mannermaa, Arto ^c   Lehtovirta, Maarit ^a   Hänninen, Tuomo ^a   Soininen, Hilkka ^a   Hiltunen, Mikko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; BDNF; Linkage disequilibrium; SNP; TrkB

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; APOLIPOPROTEINS E; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RECEPTOR, TRKB;

EID: 17844378244     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-005-0667-5     Document Type: Article

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