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Clinical periodontal and microbiologic parameters in patients with Crohn's disease with consideration of the CARD15 genotype.
Journal of periodontology - 1 Apr 2010
Stein Jamal M, Lammert Frank, Zimmer Vincent, Granzow Marie, Reichert Stefan, Schulz Susanne, Ocklenburg Christina, Conrads Georg
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Crohn's disease (CD) was reported to have oral manifestations. However, data on periodontal parameters and oral microbiology in CD are rare. Recent studies showed associations of variants in the caspase recruitment domain (CARD)15 gene with CD that are involved in the immune response toward bacterial products. Our aim is to investigate the periodontal status and prevalence of periodontal pathogens in...
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