Role of BDNF Val66Met functional polymorphism in Alzheimer's disease-related depression
- Borroni, B
- Archetti, S
- Costanzi, C
- Grassi, M
- Ferrari, M
- Radeghieri, A
- Caimi, L
- Caltagirone, C
- Di Luca, M
- Padovani, A
Publication date
September 2009
DOI Publisher
W B Saunders Company ISSN
0197-4580 Citation count (estimate)
42Abstract
The gene encoding brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) has been suggested as a candidate for major depression, and for depression susceptibility in different neurological and psychiatric diseases. No study has investigated the role of BDNF genetic variation and depressive symptoms in Alzheimer's disease (AD)
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