Article
Candidate genes as potential links between periodontal and cardiovascular diseases.
Annals of periodontology - 1 Dec 2001
Kornman K S, Duff G W
Abstract excerpt
Recent epidemiological associations between periodontal disease and cardiovascular disease have led to a search for biological mechanisms that explain the associations. Genetic factors that influence biological processes involved in both diseases represent one of the potential mechanisms that may link periodontitis and cardiovascular disease. At present, several candidate genes have been investigated in one of...
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