Polymorphism at codon 66 of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor gene is not associated with sporadic Alzheimer's disease

Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 55-58

  Combarros, Onofre ^a   Infante, Jon ^a   Llorca, Javier ^b   Berciano, José ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MARQUÉS DE VALDECILLA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Brain derived neurotrophic factor; Gene polymorphism

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CODON; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALLELES; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; APOLIPOPROTEIN E4; APOLIPOPROTEINS E; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CODON; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK; SPAIN;

EID: 3042592354     PISSN: 14208008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000077736     Document Type: Article

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