Association of interleukin-4 genetic polymorphisms with sporadic Alzheimer's disease in Chinese Han population.

doi:10.1016/j.neulet.2014.01.019

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Association of interleukin-4 genetic polymorphisms with sporadic Alzheimer's disease in Chinese Han population.

Neuroscience letters - 20 Mar 2014

Li Wei, Qian Xiaohua, Teng Hong, Ding Ying, Zhang Li

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Cytokine interleukin-4 (IL-4) is thought to play a role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). This study aimed to evaluate the potential association between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) of IL-4 gene and AD susceptibility. This case-control study was conducted in Chinese Han po...

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Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Alzheimer Disease
Asian People
China
Female
Genetic Association Studies
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Humans
Interleukin-4
Male
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
Promoter Regions, Genetic

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