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Chronic periodontal disease is associated with single-nucleotide polymorphisms of the human TLR-4 gene.
Genes and immunity - 1 Aug 2005
Schröder N W J, Meister D, Wolff V, Christan C, Kaner D, Haban V, Purucker P, Hermann C, Moter A, Göbel U B, Schumann R R
Abstract excerpt
Periodontitis is an inflammatory disease affecting the connective tissue surrounding the teeth leading to tooth loss. Pathogens associated with periodontitis interact with Toll-like receptors (TLRs) to induce cytokines causing and aggravating disease. We screened 197 individuals suffering from generalized periodontitis for the presence of Asp299Gly and Thr399Ile of TLR-4 as well as Arg753Gln of TLR-2 in...
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