Phenotypic assessment of early onset periodontitis in sibships.

doi:10.1111/j.1600-051x.1992.tb00459.x

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Phenotypic assessment of early onset periodontitis in sibships.

Journal of clinical periodontology - 1 Apr 1992

Boughman J A, Astemborski J A, Suzuki J B

Abstract excerpt

Early onset periodontitis is a group of familial diseases that are not yet clearly defined by etiologic mechanisms, although some risk factors have been recognized. The disorders include a localized form of juvenile periodontitis (JP), and a more generalized form (GP). In a family study, 39 sibsh...

Topics

Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans
Aggressive Periodontitis
Antibodies, Bacterial
Chemotaxis, Leukocyte
Female
Humans
Male
Neutrophils
Periodontitis
Phenotype

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