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IL-1RN gene polymorphism is associated with peri-implantitis.
Clinical oral implants research - 1 Aug 2006
Laine Marja L, Leonhardt Asa, Roos-Jansåker Ann-Marie, Peña A Salvador, van Winkelhoff Arie Jan, Winkel Edwin G, Renvert Stefan
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Interleukin (IL)-1alpha, IL-1beta and their natural specific inhibitor IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1ra) play a key role in the regulation of the inflammatory response in periodontal tissues. Polymorphisms in the IL-1 gene cluster have been associated with severe adult periodontitis. We aimed to investigate the IL-1 gene cluster polymorphisms in patients with peri-implantitis. MATERIAL AND METHODS:...
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