BDNF genetic variants are associated with onset age of familial Parkinson disease: Gene PD Study
Year: 2005
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
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.
Source: Neurology
Authors: S. Karamohamed, J. C. Latourelle, B. A. Racette, J. S. Perlmutter, G. F. Wooten, M. Lew, C. Klein, H. Shill, L. I. Golbe, M. H. Mark, M. Guttman, G. Nicholson, J. B. Wilk, M. Saint-Hilaire, A. L. DeStefano, R. Prakash, S. Tobin, J. Williamson, O. Suchowersky, N. Labell, B.N.J. Growdon, C. Singer, R. Watts, S. Goldwurm, G. Pezzoli, K. B. Baker, M. L. Giroux, P. P. Pramstaller, D. J. Burn, P. Chinnery, S. Sherman, P. Vieregge, I. Litvan, J. F. Gusella, R. H. Myers, A. Parsian
Language: English
Subfield: Neurology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2135683002