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Lack of association between CX3CR1 V249I and T280M polymorphisms and risk of Parkinson's disease in a Greek population.
Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers - 1 Aug 2012
Kalinderi Kallirhoe, Bostantjopoulou Sevasti, Katsarou Zoe, Clarimón Jordi, Fidani Liana
Abstract excerpt
Mechanisms that mediate inflammatory responses may be crucial in Parkinson's disease (PD) pathogenesis. In the brain, the chemokine receptor CX3CR1 is exclusively expressed in microglia, selectively mediating microglia-neuron interaction in response to its ligand, the chemokine fractalkine. Two functional single nucleotide polymorphisms, V249I and T280M, in the coding sequence of the CX3CR1 receptor have been...
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