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Interleukin-1 gene -511 CT polymorphism and the risk of Alzheimer's disease in a Polish population.
Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders - 1 Jan 2009
Klimkowicz-Mrowiec A, Marona M, Wołkow P, Maruszak A, Styczynska M, Barcikowska M, Zekanowski C, Szczudlik A, Slowik A
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Interleukin-1 is a potent proinflammatory cytokine involved in the pathophysiology of Alzheimer's disease (AD). We genotyped IL-1beta (-511 C/T) and the apolipoprotein E (APOE) common polymorphisms in a large case-controlled study in a Polish population. We included 332 patients with late-onset AD and 220 controls without any neurological deficit, cognitive complaints and history of neurological diseases, aged >...
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