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Cytokine IL-1 beta but not IL-1 alpha promoter polymorphism is associated with Alzheimer disease in a population from the Canary Islands, Spain.
European journal of neurology - 1 Oct 2008
Déniz-Naranjo M C, Muñoz-Fernandez C, Alemany-Rodríguez M J, Pérez-Vieitez M C, Aladro-Benito Y, Irurita-Latasa J, Sánchez-García F
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: Previous studies have reported the presence of low-grade inflammation in Alzheimer disease (AD). Based on these data, our work attempts to investigate the effects of some promoter polymorphisms of pro-inflammatory cytokines [interleukin (IL)-1 alpha and IL-1 beta] on AD. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A PCR-RFLP technique was used to analyze the promoter polymorphisms of both IL-1 alpha (-889 C/T) and IL-1 beta...
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