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Tumor necrosis factor-alpha promoter polymorphism is associated with the risk of Parkinson's disease.
American journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics : the official publication of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics - 5 Apr 2007
Wu Yih-Ru, Feng I-Hsin, Lyu Rong-Kuo, Chang Kuo-Hsuan, Lin Yu-Yun, Chan Huiling, Hu Fen-Ju, Lee-Chen Guey-Jen, Chen Chiung-Mei
Abstract excerpt
Inflammatory events may contribute to the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease (PD). We conducted a case-control study in a cohort of 369 PD cases and another cohort of 326 ethnically matched controls to investigate the association of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) promoter single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) with the risk of PD. The overall genotype distribution at T-1031C and C-857T sites showed...
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