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Interleukin-1 genotypes and the association between periodontitis and cardiovascular disease.
Journal of periodontal research - 1 Oct 1999
Kornman K S, Pankow J, Offenbacher S, Beck J, di Giovine F, Duff G W
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An epidemiological association between periodontitis and cardiovascular disease has been reported in multiple studies. Various mechanisms have been proposed as potential explanations for this association, including a common factor that predisposes certain individuals to a hyper-responsive inflammatory response. Variations in the genes that regulate the interleukin-1 (IL-1) response have been associated with both...
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