@Article{Saarela2006,
journal="Folia Neuropathologica",
issn="1641-4640",
volume="44",
number="1",
year="2006",
title="No association between the brain-derived neurotrophic factor 196G>A or 270C>T polymorphisms and Alzheimer\’s or Parkinson\’s disease",
abstract=" The brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) promotes survival, differentiation and maintenance of neurons in the central nervous system. BDNF 196G>A and 270C>T polymorphisms have previously been associated with Alzheimer\’s disease (AD) and with Parkinson\’s disease (PD). To study the role of BDNF 196G>A and 270C>T polymorphisms in Finnish AD and PD patients we genotyped BDNF 196G>A and 270C>T polymorphisms in 97 sporadic AD patients, 52 PD patients and 101 control subjects with polymerase chain reaction. No associations were found between the genotypes studied and AD or PD in Finnish patients. Moreover, no interaction between either BDNF polymorphism and the \ε4 allele of apolipoprotein E was found. In conclusion, it seems that the BDNF gene does not contribute significantly to the risk of AD or PD in Finnish patients.",
author="Saarela, Marika S.
and Lehtimaki, Terho
and Rinne, Juha O.
and Huhtala, Heini
and Rontu, Riikka
and Hervonen, Antti
and Röyttä, Matias
and Ahonen, Jukka-Pekka
and Mattila, Kari M.",
pages="12--16",
url="https://www.termedia.pl/No-association-between-the-brain-derived-neurotrophic-factor-196G-A-or-270C-T-polymorphisms-and-Alzheimer-8217-s-or-Parkinson-8217-s-disease,20,5677,1,1.html"
}