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Coronary heart disease and chronic periodontitis: is polymorphism of interleukin-6 gene the common risk factor in a Chinese population?
Oral diseases - 1 Apr 2011
Fan W H, Liu D L, Xiao L M, Xie C J, Sun S Y, Zhang J C
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OBJECTIVES: Coronary heart disease (CHD) and chronic periodontitis (CP) both are multifactorial chronic diseases and related to inflammation. Interleukin-6 (IL-6) plays an important role in the pathogenesis of inflammatory diseases. The purpose of the study was to investigate the association among IL-6 gene polymorphisms, CP and CHD susceptibility in a Chinese population. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The investigation...
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