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Association of an interleukin 1 alpha polymorphism with Alzheimer's disease.
Neurology - 22 Aug 2000
Du Y, Dodel R C, Eastwood B J, Bales K R, Gao F, Lohmüller F, Müller U, Kurz A, Zimmer R, Evans R M, Hake A, Gasser T, Oertel W H, Griffin W S, Paul S M, Farlow M R
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Retrospective epidemiologic studies suggest that individuals exposed to anti-inflammatory agents such as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs have a lower probability of developing AD as well as an older age at onset for the illness. Neuroinflammation may play an important role in the pathogenesis of AD. Interleukin 1 (IL-1), a potent proinflammatory cytokine, is colocalized immunohistochemically to...
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