Abstract
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) stimulates neuronal growth and protects nigral dopamine neurons in animal models of Parkinson disease (PD). Therefore, BDNF is a candidate gene for PD. The authors investigated five single-nucleotide polymorphisms in 597 cases of familial PD. Homozygosity for the rare allele of the functional BDNF G196A (Val66Met) variant was associated with a 5.3-year older onset age (p = 0.0001). These findings suggest that BDNF may influence PD onset age.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Neurology |
| Volume | 65 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| Pages (from-to) | 1823-1825 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| ISSN | 0028-3878 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 01.12.2005 |
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