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The association of Fcgamma receptor IIIb genetic polymorphism and susceptibility to periodontitis in Taiwanese individuals.
Journal of clinical periodontology - 1 Feb 2010
Ho Ya-Ping, Yang Yi-Hsin, Ho Kun-Yen, Wu Yi-Min, Tsai Chi-Cheng
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AIM: The allelic polymorphism of FcgammaRIIIb, the neutrophil-specific receptor involved in the phagocytosis of immunoglobulin G-opsonized bacteria, has functionally distinct capacities that are important in host defence mediated by neutrophils. The aim of this study was to identify whether the p...
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