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SUBMITTER: Moon J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4740889 | biostudies-other | 2016 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Moon Jangsup J Lee Soon-Tae ST Kong Il Gyu IG Byun Jung-Ick JI Sunwoo Jun-Sang JS Shin Jung-Won JW Shim Ji-Young JY Park Ji-Hyun JH Jeon Daejong D Jung Keun-Hwa KH Jung Ki-Young KY Kim Dong-Young DY Lee Sang Kun SK Kim Manho M Chu Kon K
Scientific reports 20160204
MicroRNA-206, which suppresses the expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor, is known to be elevated in the brains of Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients. We performed intranasal biopsy of the olfactory epithelia of early dementia patients (n = 24) and cognitively healthy controls (n = 9). Patients with significant depression (n = 8) were analyzed separately, as their cognitive impairments were thought to be caused by their depression. Real-time PCR was performed on the biopsied tissues. Th ...[more]