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Correlation between an interleukin-6 -572C/G polymorphism and chronic periodontitis.
The International journal of periodontics & restorative dentistry - 1 Jun 2010
Jingjin Liu, Zemin Guan, Xin Ma, Donghong Wu, Jianhua Geng, Jie Yi, Yonggong Wang
Abstract excerpt
Genetic polymorphisms in the interleukin-6 (IL-6) gene are associated with bone homeostasis and diseases characterized by bone loss. The aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between the IL-6-572C/G polymorphism and the risk of chronic periodontitis in a Chinese Han population. The IL-6-572C/G polymorphism was genotyped in 93 patients suffering from chronic periodontitis and 96 control subjects by...
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