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[The correlation between interleukin-1 receptor antagonist genotype and coronary heart disease in patients with chronic periodontitis].
Shanghai kou qiang yi xue = Shanghai journal of stomatology - 1 Feb 2009
Chu Meng, Zhong Liang-jun, Li Sheng-biao, Yang Ke, Jiang Han
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To investigate the correlation between interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1ra) genotype and chronic periodontitis in patients with coronary heart disease. METHODS: Genomic DNA was obtained from buccal swabs in 86 patients with coronary heart disease,of which 45 patients with chronic periodontitis, the other without chronic periodontitis. Genotypes of IL-1RN intron 2 VNTR were analyzed by SSP-PCR...
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