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Evaluation of human leukocyte N-formylpeptide receptor (FPR1) SNPs in aggressive periodontitis patients.
Genes and immunity - 1 Jan 2003
Zhang Y, Syed R, Uygar C, Pallos D, Gorry M C, Firatli E, Cortelli J R, VanDyke T E, Hart P S, Feingold E, Hart T C
Abstract excerpt
Polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMNs) are attracted to sites of infection by N-formylpeptide (fMLP) chemoattractants. The high-affinity fMLP receptor (FPR1) of phagocytic cells interacts with bacterial fMLP and mediates chemotaxis, degranulation, and superoxide production. These cellular functions are disrupted in PMN from aggressive periodontitis (AP) patients. Two FPR1 gene single nucleotide polymorphisms...
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