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Consistent intrafamilial transmission of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans despite clonal diversity.
Journal of periodontology - 1 Feb 2008
Doğan Başak, Kipalev Arzu Sahan, Okte Emel, Sultan Nedim, Asikainen Sirkka E
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BACKGROUND: Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans is a major pathogen in aggressive periodontitis. Our objectives were to determine the periodontal status and occurrence of A. actinomycetemcomitans in family members of subjects with A. actinomycetemcomitans-positive aggressive periodontitis (AgP) and to evaluate the probability of its intrafamilial transmission. METHODS: Of the 300 subjects screened, 66 (22%) had...
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