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Genetic control of susceptibility to Porphyromonas gingivalis-induced alveolar bone loss in mice.
Infection and immunity - 1 Oct 2000
Baker P J, Dixon M, Roopenian D C
Abstract excerpt
Periodontal disease affects a large percentage of the human population. Resorption of the alveolar bone of the jaw is a pivotal sequela of periodontal disease, because this bone is the attachment site for the periodontal ligaments that anchor the teeth. Using a murine model in which alveolar bone loss is induced by oral infection with Porphyromonas gingivalis, a gram-negative bacterium associated with human adult...
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