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Circulating interleukin-6 concentration and cognitive decline in old age: the PROSPER study.
Journal of internal medicine - 1 Jul 2013
Mooijaart S P, Sattar N, Trompet S, Lucke J, Stott D J, Ford I, Jukema J W, Westendorp R G J, de Craen A J M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Inflammation is involved in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease and cognitive decline. Interleukin-6 (IL-6) has a role in cardiovascular disease, but the association of IL-6 concentration and the functional IL-6 -174 polymorphism with cognitive decline has not been demonstrated unequivocally. The objective of this study was to investigate the associations between both high concentration of IL-6...
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