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Polymorphism of genes encoding toll-like receptors and inflammatory cytokines in periodontal disease in the Japanese population.
Journal of the International Academy of Periodontology - 1 Jul 2008
Imamura Yasuhiro, Fujigaki Yoshihisa, Oomori Yuriko, Kuno Tomoko, Ota Norio, Wang Pao-Li
Abstract excerpt
Periodontitis, which is a widespread and major dental disease, is a multifactorial, lifestyle-related disease and has been analyzed for gene polymorphism. We examined the frequency of the polymorphisms of the pro-inflammatory cytokine genes IL-1 A (-889) and IL-1 B (+3953) in relation to periodontitis in the Japanese population. We also examined whether polymorphism of TLR2 (Arg677Trp) and TLR4 (Asp299Gly), which...
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