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Association between periodontitis and common variants in the promoter of the interleukin-6 gene.
Cytokine - 1 Jan 2009
Nibali L, D'Aiuto F, Donos N, Griffiths G S, Parkar M, Tonetti M S, Humphries S E, Brett P M
Abstract excerpt
We recently reported an association between interleukin-6 (IL6) polymorphisms (SNPs) and haplotypes and aggressive periodontitis (AgP). The aim of this study was to investigate this association in a larger cohort of subjects, affected by either aggressive or chronic periodontitis. Five IL6 SNPs were analyzed in 765 subjects (167 generalized aggressive periodontitis, 57 localized aggressive, 310 chronic...
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