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Gene dose-dependent association of interleukin-1A [-889] allele 2 polymorphism with Alzheimer's disease.
Journal of neurology - 1 Sept 2002
Combarros Onofre, Sánchez-Guerra Marisa, Infante Jon, Llorca Javier, Berciano José
Abstract excerpt
Interleukin (IL)-1 is a potent proinflammatory cytokine that is markedly overexpressed in the brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD). The IL-1A [-889] allele 2 has been shown to increase AD risk, probably by upregulating the inflammatory cascade in the disease process. A case-control study utilizing a clinically well-defined group of 298 sporadic AD patients and 306 control subjects was performed to...
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