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The Fcgamma receptor genotype as a risk factor for generalized early-onset periodontitis in Japanese patients.
Journal of periodontology - 1 Sept 2000
Kobayashi T, Sugita N, van der Pol W L, Nunokawa Y, Westerdaal N A, Yamamoto K, van de Winkel J G, Yoshie H
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Genetic polymorphisms of immunoglobulin G (IgG) Fc receptors (FcgammaR) were recently shown to be associated with recurrence rates of adult periodontitis (AP). The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether FcgammaR polymorphisms are also associated with generalized early-onset periodontitis (G-EOP) in Japanese patients. METHODS: Thirty-eight Japanese patients with G-EOP and 83 Japanese patients...
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