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Association between tumor necrosis factor-alpha promoter polymorphism and Alzheimer's disease.
Neurology - 27 Jan 2004
Ma Suk Ling, Tang Nelson L S, Lam Linda C W, Chiu Helen F K
Abstract excerpt
Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNFalpha) gene polymorphisms have been reported to be associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD) in Caucasian populations. Three TNFalpha polymorphisms (-857, -863, and -1,031) were studied in a Chinese population. A high-risk TNFalpha haplotype (-1,031C-863C-857C) with an odds ratio of 2.54 (95% CI 1.37 to 4.79) for AD was identified. No interaction effect of APOE and TNFalpha...
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