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Prevalence of the -295 T-to-C promoter polymorphism of the interleukin (IL)-16 gene in periodontitis.
Clinical and experimental immunology - 1 Oct 2005
Folwaczny M, Glas J, Török H-P, Tonenchi L, Paschos E, Malachova O, Bauer B, Folwaczny C
Abstract excerpt
Interleukin (IL)-16 is involved in the regulation of the expression of several proinflammatory cytokines, i.e. tumour necrosis factor (TNF)alpha and interleukin (IL)-1beta. The present study aimed to determine the prevalence of the -295 promoter polymorphism of the interleukin (IL)-16 gene in periodontal disease. A total of 123 patients with periodontal disease and 122 healthy controls were genotyped for the -295...
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