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Single nucleotide polymorphisms of pattern recognition receptors and chronic periodontitis.
Journal of periodontal research - 1 Apr 2011
Sahingur S E, Xia X-J, Gunsolley J, Schenkein H A, Genco R J, De Nardin E
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Periodontitis is a multifactorial disease influenced partly by genetics. Activation of pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) can lead to the up-regulation of inflammatory pathways, resulting in periodontal tissue destruction. Hence, functional polymorphisms located in PRRs can explain differences in host susceptibility to periodontitis. This study investigated single nucleotide...
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