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Plasminogen-activator-inhibitor-1 promoter polymorphism as a risk factor for adult periodontitis in non-smokers.
Genes and immunity - 1 Aug 2002
Izakovicová Hollá L, Bucková D, Fassmann A, Benes P, Znojil V
Abstract excerpt
Periodontal diseases belong to the most common chronic disorders affecting mankind. Smoking and impaired plasminogen activation with hypercoagulation and fibrinolysis inhibition have been proposed as having a role in predisposition to these diseases. We investigated relationships among adult periodontitis, smoking, and a variation in the deletion/insertion (4G/5G) promoter polymorphism of the...
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