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Association of interleukin-1 receptor antagonist gene polymorphisms with generalized aggressive periodontitis in an Iranian population.
Journal of periodontology - 1 Sept 2010
Baradaran-Rahimi Hesam, Radvar Mehrdad, Arab Hamid R, Tavakol-Afshari Jalil, Ebadian Ahmad R
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Periodontitis is a multifactorial disease that occurs in the presence of bacteria, environmental factors, and genetic predispositions. It is suggested that polymorphisms in the interleukin-1 (IL1) receptor antagonist gene have an important role in the susceptibility of the host to periodontitis. This study investigates the association of a variable number of tandem repeat polymorphism in the IL1RN...
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