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The role of the composite interleukin-1 genotype in the association between periodontitis and acute myocardial infarction.
Journal of periodontology - 1 Jul 2009
Stein Jamal M, Smeets Ralf, Reichert Stefan, Chrobot Jaroslaw, Fickl Stefan, Stanzel Sven, Kuch Bernhard
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Recent data indicate that interleukin (IL)-1 polymorphism may influence the susceptibility to periodontitis and coronary heart diseases. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of the composite IL-1 genotype (allele 2 at IL-1A -889 and IL-1B +3954) in the association between acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and periodontitis. METHODS: One hundred four white subjects (54 patients with AMI and...
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