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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-3-12
pubmed:abstractText
Experimental and clinical data suggest that genetic variations in brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) gene may affect risk for Parkinson's disease (PD). We performed a case-control association analysis of BDNF in three independent Caucasian cohorts (Greek, North American, and Finnish) of PD using eight tagging SNPs and five constructed haplotypes. No statistically significant differences in genotype and allele frequencies were found between cases and controls in all series. A relatively rare BDNF haplotype showed a trend towards association in the Greek (p=0.02) and the Finnish (p=0.03) series (this haplotype was not detected in the North American series). However, given the large number of comparisons these associations are considered non-significant. In conclusion, our results do not provide statistically significant evidence that common genetic variability in BDNF would associate with the risk for PD in the Caucasian populations studied here.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0304-3940
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
19
pubmed:volume
415
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
59-63
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17229524-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:17229524-Brain, pubmed-meshheading:17229524-Brain Chemistry, pubmed-meshheading:17229524-Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor, pubmed-meshheading:17229524-Cohort Studies, pubmed-meshheading:17229524-DNA Mutational Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:17229524-European Continental Ancestry Group, pubmed-meshheading:17229524-Female, pubmed-meshheading:17229524-Finland, pubmed-meshheading:17229524-Gene Frequency, pubmed-meshheading:17229524-Genetic Markers, pubmed-meshheading:17229524-Genetic Predisposition to Disease, pubmed-meshheading:17229524-Genetic Testing, pubmed-meshheading:17229524-Genetic Variation, pubmed-meshheading:17229524-Genotype, pubmed-meshheading:17229524-Greece, pubmed-meshheading:17229524-Haplotypes, pubmed-meshheading:17229524-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:17229524-Male, pubmed-meshheading:17229524-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:17229524-North America, pubmed-meshheading:17229524-Parkinson Disease, pubmed-meshheading:17229524-Polymorphism, Genetic
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
BDNF tagging polymorphisms and haplotype analysis in sporadic Parkinson's disease in diverse ethnic groups.
pubmed:affiliation
Neurogenetics Unit, Department of Neurology, University of Thessaly, Medical School, Papakyriazi 22 Street, Larissa 41222, Greece, and Helsinki University Centeral Hospital, Finland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article