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CDKN2BAS is associated with periodontitis in different European populations and is activated by bacterial infection.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Jan 2011
Schaefer Arne S, Richter Gesa M, Dommisch Henrik, Reinartz Markus, Nothnagel Michael, Noack Barbara, Laine Marja L, Folwaczny Mathias, Groessner-Schreiber Birte, Loos Bruno G, Jepsen Søren, Schreiber Stefan
Abstract excerpt
Epidemiological studies have indicated a relationship between coronary heart disease (CHD) and periodontitis. Recently, CDKN2BAS was reported as a shared genetic risk factor of CHD and aggressive periodontitis (AgP), but the causative variant has remained unknown. To identify and validate risk variants in different European populations, we first explored 150 kb of the genetic region of CDKN2BAS including the...
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