Annotation Detail
Information
- Associated Genes
- BDNF
- Associated Variants
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BDNF MUTATION
BDNF MUTATION - Associated Disease
- brain ischemia
- Source Database
- DisGeNET
- Description
- Even though previous brain ischemia and WM lesion studies have been conducted and indicated that brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) might protect against neuronal cell death, the interaction between regional WMH volume and the BDNF Val66Met polymorphism on the cognitive performance of healthy elderly population remains unclear.
- Pubmed
- 24275008
- Original source reporting the Gene Disease association
- BeFree
- DisGENET score for the Gene Disease association
- 0.120542883744161
- Year of publication
- 2013
Drugs