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HLA-B27 transgenic rats are susceptible to accelerated alveolar bone loss.
Journal of periodontology - 1 Sept 2000
Tatakis D N, Guglielmoni P
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: HLA-B27 transgenic rats exhibit generalized, severe inflammatory reactions and spontaneously develop arthritis and chronic gastrointestinal inflammation, as well as inflammatory lesions in other tissues. Our hypothesis was that HLA-B27 rats would also be susceptible to inflammatory periodontal disease, and therefore alveolar bone loss. The purpose of this investigation was to compare the naturally...
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