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Polymorphisms in genes coding for enzymes metabolizing smoking-derived substances and the risk of periodontitis.
Journal of clinical periodontology - 1 Nov 2004
Kim Jeong-Sook, Park Jong Y, Chung Won-Yoon, Choi Min-Ah, Cho Kyoo-Sung, Park Kwang-Kyun
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OBJECTIVES: Although the direct cause for periodontitis is oral bacterial infection, its progression depends upon genetic and environmental factors. Smoking, one of the environmental factors, is a risk factor for the development and severity of periodontitis. Therefore, individual susceptibility to periodontitis may be influenced by the polymorphisms of genes coding for enzymes metabolizing tobacco-derived...
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