Brain-derived neurotrophic factor and risk for primary adult-onset cranial-cervical dystonia

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 949-952

  Martino, D ^a   Muglia, M ^b,c   Abbruzzese, G ^d   Berardelli, A ^e   Girlanda, P ^f   Liguori, M ^b   Livrea, P ^a   Quattrone, A ^b,c   Roselli, F ^a   Sprovieri, T ^b   Valente, E M ^g   Defazio, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^e SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^g CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFFERENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adult; Blepharospasm; Cervical dystonia; Dystonia; Genetic association study

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; METHIONINE; VALINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATLANTOOCCIPITAL JOINT; BDNF GENE; BRAIN CORTEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIAL CERVICAL DYSTONIA; DYSTONIA; FEMALE; GENE; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

AGE OF ONSET; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; DYSTONIC DISORDERS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 67651249556     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2009.02633.x     Document Type: Article

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