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The interleukin-1 polymorphism, smoking, and the risk of periodontal disease in the population-based SHIP study.
Journal of dental research - 1 Mar 2003
Meisel P, Siegemund A, Grimm R, Herrmann F H, John U, Schwahn C, Kocher T
Abstract excerpt
Several studies have shown a role for interleukin-1 gene cluster polymorphisms in the risk assessment for periodontal diseases. In the Study of Health in Pomerania (SHIP), 3148 subjects were randomly selected from the population and assessed for a broad range of diseases and environmental/behavioral risk factors. From the complete study group in the age 40 to 60 years, N = 1085 subjects were genotyped for the...
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