| Literature DB >> 11782995 |
Yoshio Momose1, Miho Murata, Kazuhiro Kobayashi, Masaji Tachikawa, Yuko Nakabayashi, Ichiro Kanazawa, Tatsushi Toda.
Abstract
We studied 20 single nucleotide polymorphisms in 18 candidate genes for association with Parkinson's disease. We found that homozygosity for the V66M polymorphism of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) gene occurs more frequently in patients with Parkinson's disease than in unaffected controls (chi(2) = 5.46) and confirmed an association with the S18Y polymorphism of the UCH-L1 gene. Our results provide genetic evidence supporting a role for BDNF in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 11782995 DOI: 10.1002/ana.10079
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ann Neurol ISSN: 0364-5134 Impact factor: 10.422