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An investigation into the association among preterm birth, cytokine gene polymorphisms and periodontal disease
16 Jan 2004
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate a putative relationship between preterm delivery and the carriage of polymorphic genes that code for the cytokines interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta) at codon +3953 and tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) at codon -308 in a group of postpartum women and to elucidate if the concurrent presence of periodontal disease increased the risk of preterm delivery in this group. DESIGN: Case-control...
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