A familial analysis of aggressive periodontitis - clinical and genetic findings.

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0765.2007.01039.x

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A familial analysis of aggressive periodontitis - clinical and genetic findings.

Journal of periodontal research - 1 Dec 2008

Nibali L, Donos N, Brett P M, Parkar M, Ellinas T, Llorente M, Griffiths G S

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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Family history is a primary diagnostic criterion for current classification of aggressive periodontitis (AgP). However, results of previous studies have shed controversy over the degree of familiarity of AgP and its possible inheritance mechanisms. The aims of this study were to estimate the percentage of affected relatives of AgP individuals, to analyse the disease phenotypes in...

Topics

Adolescent
Adult
Aggressive Periodontitis
Case-Control Studies
Family Health
Female
Humans
Interleukin-6
Models, Genetic
Pilot Projects
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
Young Adult

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PMID: 18752567
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0765.2007.01039.x

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