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Gene–gene interaction between CARD8 and interleukin-6 reduces Alzheimer’s disease risk

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  1. Unidad de Genética Molecular, “Marqués de Valdecilla” University Hospital, Santander, Spain

    Ana Fontalba, Olga Gutiérrez & José Luis Fernández-Luna

  2. Division of Epidemiology and Computational Biology and CIBERESP, University of Cantabria School of Medicine, Santander, Spain

    Javier Llorca

  3. Neurology Service and CIBERNED, “Marqués de Valdecilla” University Hospital (University of Cantabria), 39008, Santander, Spain

    Ignacio Mateo, José Luis Vázquez-Higuera, José Berciano & Onofre Combarros

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Fontalba, A., Gutiérrez, O., Llorca, J. et al. Gene–gene interaction between CARD8 and interleukin-6 reduces Alzheimer’s disease risk. J Neurol 256, 1184–1186 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-009-5080-z

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