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Polymorphisms in an interferon-gamma receptor-1 gene marker and susceptibility to periodontitis.
Acta odontologica Scandinavica - 1 Oct 2003
Fraser David A, Loos Bruno G, Boman Ulf, van Winkelhoff Arie Jan, van der Velden Ubele, Schenck Karl, Dembic Zlatko
Abstract excerpt
Chronic marginal periodontitis is an inflammatory condition in which the supporting tissues of the teeth are destroyed. Interferon (IFN)-gamma is a cytokine that plays a pivotal role in the defense against infection, and mutations in the gene coding for the ligand binding chain (alpha, R1) of the IFN-gamma receptor (IFNGR1) confer suseptibility on infections caused by poorly virulent mycobacteria. Using an...
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