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Genetic risk factors for periodontitis in a Japanese population.
Journal of dental research - 1 Dec 2009
Kobayashi T, Nagata T, Murakami S, Takashiba S, Kurihara H, Izumi Y, Numabe Y, Watanabe H, Kataoka M, Nagai A, Hayashi J, Ohyama H, Okamatsu Y, Inagaki Y, Tai H, Yoshie H
Abstract excerpt
Genetic variants at multiple loci have been shown to be associated with susceptibility to periodontitis. To better assess the genetic risk factors for periodontitis, we performed a case-control study in 319 Japanese individuals with periodontitis (172 aggressive and 147 chronic disease) and 303 race-matched healthy control individuals. Thirty-five functional gene polymorphisms that had been previously associated...
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