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Tumor necrosis factor-alpha gene (TNF-alpha) -1031/-863, -857 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are associated with severe adult periodontitis in Japanese.
Journal of clinical periodontology - 1 Jun 2003
Soga Yoshihiko, Nishimura Fusanori, Ohyama Hideki, Maeda Hiroshi, Takashiba Shogo, Murayama Yoji
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OBJECTIVES: Tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta) participate in the establishment of inflammatory lesions in periodontitis. High production of these cytokines may relate to the severity of periodontitis. There have already been several studies examining the association between periodontitis and single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that affect cytokine productivity. Recently,...
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