Lack of Association of Childhood Partial Epilepsy with Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor Gene

Brain-derived factor (BDNF) is a member of neurotrophin family and is localized and upregulated in areas implicated in epileptogenesis. Several lines of evidence make the BDNF gene a plausible candidate gene for predisposition to epilepsy. In this study, we tested that BDNF might be involved in the...

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Main Authors: Aycan Unalp, Elcin Bora, Tufan Cankaya, Ozlem Giray Bozkaya, Derya Ercal, Aysel Ozturk, Ayfer Ulgenalp
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/2012/414797
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