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FcgammaRIIIb genotypes and smoking in periodontal disease progression among community-dwelling older adults in Japan.
Journal of periodontology - 1 Feb 2005
Yoshihara Akihiro, Sugita Noriko, Yamamoto Kouji, Kobayashi Tetsuo, Hirotomi Toshinobu, Ogawa Hiroshi, Miyazaki Hideo, Yoshie Hiromasa
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: FcgammaRIIIb genotypes and smoking are risk factors for periodontal disease. However, the interaction of FcgammaRIIIb- NA1-NA2 polymorphism with smoking remains unclear. The purpose of this study was to determine if FcgammaRIIIb-NA1-NA2 polymorphism and smoking are associated with periodontal disease progression among elderly people. METHODS: Among 70-year-old subjects, 164 with neither diabetes...
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