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IL-6-174 G/C and ApoE gene polymorphisms in Alzheimer's and vascular dementia patients attending the cognitive disorder clinic of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders - 1 Jan 2010
Mansoori Nasim, Tripathi Manjari, Alam Rizwan, Luthra Kalpana, Ramakrishnan Lakshmy, Parveen Shama, Mukhopadhyay Asok K
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Remarkable improvement in the life expectancy of the Indian population is expected to commensurate with the increase in number of dementia cases. Among various types of dementia, Alzheimer's disease (AD) and vascular dementia (VaD) are common and widely studied. We evaluated the role of apolipoprotein E (ApoE) and interleukin-6 (IL-6)-174 G/C gene polymorphism along with serum IL-6 levels in AD and...
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