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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-8-31
pubmed:abstractText
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is associated with the hippocampus and the nigrostriatal dopaminergic function. Data showing that its level was reduced in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease (PD) suggested that the BDNF function must play an important role in the pathogenetics of these diseases. Indeed, variation in the BDNF gene may confer susceptibility to AD and PD development. Recently, a functional BDNF Val66Met polymorphism has been found to be associated with episodic memory and hippocampal function, with intracellular trafficking, and with activity-dependent secretion of BDNF. To date, there have been several conflicting reports on the correlation between AD or PD and Val66Met or C270T polymorphism in the BDNF promoter region, although no data on this relationship have been published with respect to dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). In the present study, we investigated a possible association between such BDNF polymorphisms and susceptibility to AD or DLB.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1420-8008
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright (c) 2006 S. Karger AG, Basel
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
22
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
216-22
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16899999-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:16899999-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:16899999-Alleles, pubmed-meshheading:16899999-Alzheimer Disease, pubmed-meshheading:16899999-Apolipoprotein E4, pubmed-meshheading:16899999-Apolipoproteins E, pubmed-meshheading:16899999-Autopsy, pubmed-meshheading:16899999-Brain, pubmed-meshheading:16899999-Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor, pubmed-meshheading:16899999-DNA, pubmed-meshheading:16899999-Female, pubmed-meshheading:16899999-Gene Frequency, pubmed-meshheading:16899999-Genetic Variation, pubmed-meshheading:16899999-Genotype, pubmed-meshheading:16899999-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:16899999-Japan, pubmed-meshheading:16899999-Lewy Body Disease, pubmed-meshheading:16899999-Male, pubmed-meshheading:16899999-Neuropsychological Tests, pubmed-meshheading:16899999-Odds Ratio, pubmed-meshheading:16899999-Polymorphism, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:16899999-Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:16899999-Tissue Banks
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Variations in the BDNF gene in autopsy-confirmed Alzheimer's disease and dementia with Lewy bodies in Japan.
pubmed:affiliation
Choju Medical Institute, Fukushimura Hospital, Toyohashi, Japan. akatu@chojuken.net
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't