Article
Variants of the human PPARG locus and the susceptibility to chronic periodontitis.
Innate immunity - 1 Dec 2011
Folwaczny Matthias, Manolis Vasilios, Markus Christian, Glas Jürgen
Abstract excerpt
Apart from its regulatory function in lipid and glucose metabolism, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)γ has impact on the regulation of inflammation and bone metabolism. The aim of the study was to investigate the association of five polymorphisms (rs10865710, rs2067819, rs3892175, rs1801282, rs3856806) within the PPARG gene with chronic periodontitis. The study population comprised 402...
