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No evidence for association of the monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (-2518) gene polymorphism and Alzheimer's disease.
Neuroscience letters - 22 Apr 2004
Combarros Onofre, Infante Jon, Llorca Javier, Berciano José
Abstract excerpt
Activation of microglia is a central part of the chronic inflammatory process in Alzheimer disease (AD). The monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) is a chemokine that plays a role in microglial migration and accumulation at sites of beta-amyloid deposition in senile plaques in the AD brain....
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