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Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) gene polymorphism and risk of Alzheimer's disease in Italians.
Experimental gerontology - 1 Aug 2004
Pola Roberto, Flex Andrea, Gaetani Eleonora, Proia Anna S, Papaleo Pierangelo, Di Giorgio Angela, Straface Giuseppe, Pecorini Giovanni, Serricchio Michele, Pola Paolo
Abstract excerpt
Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) is a key molecule for monocyte chemotaxis and tissue extravasation and for the modulation of leukocyte function during inflammation. Upregulation of MCP-1 may occur in the brain of subjects affected by Alzheimer's disease (AD) and MCP-1 levels in plasma and cerebrospinal fluid have been proposed as biological markers for the inflammatory process that accompanies AD...
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