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Prevalence of the chemokine receptor CCR5-Delta32 gene mutation in periodontal disease.
Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.) - 1 Dec 2003
Folwaczny Matthias, Glas Jürgen, Török Helga-Paula, Fricke Kathinka, Folwaczny Christian
Abstract excerpt
A 32-base-pair deletion in the CCR5 gene was previously shown to influence the susceptibility for several infectious diseases. The present study compared the frequency of the CCR5-Delta32 mutation among subjects with periodontal disease and healthy control individuals. The prevalence of the CCR5-Delta32 mutation was determined in 81 patients with generalized periodontitis and 121 healthy controls. Standardized...
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