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Heritability of alveolar bone loss from periodontal disease in a baboon population: a pilot study.
Journal of periodontology - 1 Apr 2011
Miley D Douglas, Baumgartner Mark H, Cheverud James M, Roseman Charles C, Rogers Jeffrey, McLeod Dwight E, Reyes Elio, Hildebolt Charles F
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BACKGROUND: Reports from studies of twins, disease aggregation in families, animal models for periodontal disease, and various genetic-analysis studies have determined that genetics plays a role in the susceptibility to periodontal disease. The purpose of this pilot study is to evaluate the effect of genetics on periodontal disease by evaluating the heritability of alveolar bone loss in a captive baboon...
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