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Lack of association between the interleukin-1 alpha (-889) polymorphism and early-onset Parkinson's disease.
Neuroscience letters - 15 Apr 2004
Möller Jens Carsten, Depboylu Candan, Kölsch Heike, Lohmüller Frank, Bandmann Oliver, Gocke Petra, Du Yansheng, Paus Sebastian, Wüllner Ullrich, Gasser Thomas, Oertel Wolfgang H, Klockgether Thomas, Dodel Richard C
Abstract excerpt
An increasing number of studies have shown that an inflammatory process is part of Parkinson's disease (PD) brain pathology. Interleukin-1 (IL-1) is a multifunctional cytokine and is considered to contribute to several inflammatory diseases. Recently, we detected an associated risk in a subgroup...
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