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The relationships between CTS and UNE and two biomarkers of apoptosis, i.e., caspase-3 and caspase-8, and the neuroprotective factor Heat Shock Protein 27 (HSP27) in plasma were examined in a population-based cohort.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Method<\/jats:title><jats:p>The biomarkers caspase-3, caspase-8 and HSP27 were measured in plasma at inclusion of 4,284 study participants aged 46\u201368 years in the population-based Malm\u00f6 Diet and Cancer study (MDCS). End-point retrieval was made from national registers concerning CTS and UNE. Independent <jats:italic>t<\/jats:italic>-test was used to examine the association between caspase-3, caspase-8 and HSP27 plasma levels and incidence of CTS and UNE. Cox proportional hazards regression was used to investigate if plasma levels of caspase-3, caspase-8 and HSP27 affected time to diagnosis of CTS or UNE.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>During the mean follow-up time of 22 years, 189\/4,284 (4%) participants were diagnosed with CTS and 42\/4,284 (1%) were diagnosed with UNE. 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