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Risk factors of gingival overgrowth in kidney transplant recipients treated with cyclosporine A.
Annals of transplantation - 1 Jan 2003
Radwan-Oczko Małgorzata, Boratyńska Maria, Klinger Marian, Zietek Marek
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OBJECTIVES: Gingival overgrowth is a common side effect of cyclosporine A (CsA) therapy. The pathogenesis of CsA-induced gingival overgrowth is still debated. The influence of CsA dosage and its trough level, HLA phenotype, gender and the administered calcium channel blocker on incidence and severity of overgrowth were studied. Moreover, relationship of overgrowth with plasma level of TGF-beta I was assessed....
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