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Distribution of the receptor for advanced glycation end products gene polymorphisms in patients with chronic periodontitis: a preliminary study.
Journal of periodontology - 1 Dec 2001
Hollá L I, Kanková K, Fassmann A, Bucková D, Halabala T, Znojil V, Vanĕk J
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BACKGROUND: Periodontal diseases are viewed today as multifactorial problems initiated and sustained by bacteria but significantly modified by the body's response to bacterial plaque. A recent study suggested that receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) could be involved in the pathophysiology of periodontitis. The aim of this study was to investigate a possible association of 3 common polymorphisms...
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