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Interleukin-1 gene polymorphism, diabetes, and periodontitis: results from the Study of Health in Pomerania (SHIP).
Journal of periodontology - 1 Mar 2008
Struch Franziska, Dau Michael, Schwahn Christian, Biffar Reiner, Kocher Thomas, Meisel Peter
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Periodontitis is a bacterial inflammatory disease leading to attachment loss with the consequence of tooth loss. There exists a multifactorial risk pattern including bacterial challenge, age, smoking, diabetes mellitus, as well as socioeconomic and genetic factors. An interleukin (IL)-1 haplotype is associated with periodontitis. We report the relationship between type 2 diabetes, the IL-1A/1B...
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