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BDNF rs6265 Genotype Influences Outcomes of Pharmacotherapy and Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation in Early-Stage Parkinson's Disease.

Caryl E SortwellMallory L HackerDavid Luke FischerPeter E KonradThomas L DavisJoseph S NeimatLily WangYanna SongZach R MattinglyAllyson Cole-StraussJack W LiptonP David Charles
Published in: Neuromodulation : journal of the International Neuromodulation Society (2021)
Genotyping for the rs6265 polymorphism may be useful for predicting long-term response to drug therapy and counseling Parkinson's disease patients regarding whether to consider earlier subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation. Validation in a larger cohort of early-stage Parkinson's disease subjects is warranted.
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