摘要
Our study aimed to associate IL-1尾 and IL-1RN polymorphisms with AD disease in comparison with elderly control group from S茫o Paulo 鈥?Brazil. We genotyped 199 Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients, 165 elderly control and 122 young control samples, concerning VNTR (IL-1RN) and 鈭?11C > T and 鈭?#xA0;31T > C (IL-1尾) polymorphisms. Our findings revealed that 鈭?#xA0;511C/鈭?#xA0;31T/2-repetitions VNTR haplotype had a protective effect for AD when compared to EC (p = 0.005), whereas 鈭?#xA0;511C/鈭?#xA0;31C/1-repetition VNTR haplotype was associated as a risk factor for AD (p = 0.021). Taken together, we may suggest that there is a relevant role of IL-1 genes cluster in AD pathogenesis in this Brazilian population.