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Gene polymorphism affecting alpha1-antichymotrypsin and interleukin-1 plasma levels increases Alzheimer's disease risk.
Annals of neurology - 1 Sept 2000
Licastro F, Pedrini S, Ferri C, Casadei V, Govoni M, Pession A, Sciacca F L, Veglia F, Annoni G, Bonafè M, Olivieri F, Franceschi C, Grimaldi L M
Abstract excerpt
Plasma levels of alpha1-antichymotrypsin (ACT) and interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta) were increased in patients with probable Alzheimer's disease (AD). A common polymorphism within ACT and IL-1beta genes affected plasma levels of ACT or IL-1beta, and AD patients with the ACT T,T or IL-1beta T,T genotype showed the highest levels of plasma ACT or IL-1beta, respectively. The concomitant presence of the ACT T,T and...
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