Article
Association between lactoferrin gene polymorphisms and aggressive periodontitis among Taiwanese patients.
Journal of periodontal research - 1 Jun 2009
Wu Y-M, Juo S-H, Ho Y-P, Ho K-Y, Yang Y-H, Tsai C-C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: A dramatic difference in the frequencies of the Lys/Arg single nucleotide polymorphism in the lactoferrin genotype between a small population of patients with localized juvenile periodontitis and healthy subjects has been reported. As the single nucleotide polymorphism could be associated with ethnicity, the present study aimed to investigate the association between polymorphisms of the...
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