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Interleukin-10 (IL10) and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF) gene polymorphisms in Parkinson's disease patients.
Parkinsonism & related disorders - 1 Dec 2008
Bialecka M, Klodowska-Duda G, Kurzawski M, Slawek J, Gorzkowska A, Opala G, Bialecki P, Sagan L, Droździk M
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Recent studies revealed that inflammatory processes might play an important role in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease (PD). We hypothesized that genetically determined differences in the immune response, especially in anti- and pro-inflammatory cytokines production might influence the risk for the development and/or onset of sporadic PD. In the present study, we investigated the genetic polymorphisms of the...
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