| Literature DB >> 17113198 |
Roberto Del Bo1, Marina Scarlato, Serena Ghezzi, Filippo Martinelli-Boneschi, Stefania Corti, Federica Locatelli, Domenico Santoro, Alessandro Prelle, Chiara Briani, Martina Nardini, Gabriele Siciliano, Michelangelo Mancuso, Luigi Murri, Nereo Bresolin, Giacomo Pietro Comi.
Abstract
To investigate the role of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and angiogenin (ANG) as genetic determinants in the susceptibility to sporadic ALS in Italian patients. VEGF genotype and haplotype analysis revealed no association between any variants and the risk of ALS. Regarding ANG gene, no mutation was detected and the rs11701 polymorphism, previously described as associated with ALS, was not differently distributed between patients and controls. Overall, our data argue against the hypothesis of both genes as risk factors for motoneuron neurodegeneration, at least in an Italian population.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 17113198 DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2006.10.008
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neurobiol Aging ISSN: 0197-4580 Impact factor: 4.673