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Polymorphisms of Fc gamma-receptors RIIa, RIIIa, and RIIIb in patients with adult periodontal diseases.
Genes and immunity - 1 Aug 2001
Meisel P, Carlsson L E, Sawaf H, Fanghaenel J, Greinacher A, Kocher T
Abstract excerpt
Polymorphisms influencing the binding affinity between the Fcgamma receptors and IgG of different subclasses are thought to be of importance in the individual susceptibility to infections with Gram-negative bacteria contributing to periodontal disease. One hundred and fifty-four Caucasian subjects were clinically and radiographically examined for their periodontal status and genotyped for their allelic pattern of...
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