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Genetic predisposition to persistent apical periodontitis.
Journal of endodontics - 1 Apr 2011
Morsani Jussara M, Aminoshariae Anita, Han Yiping Weng, Montagnese Thomas A, Mickel Andre
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INTRODUCTION: The proinflammatory cytokine interleukin (IL)-1 is a key regulator of host responses to microbial infection and a major modulator of extracellular matrix catabolism and bone resorption. Allele2 of IL-1β is associated with a four-fold increase in IL-1β production. The aim of this case-control study was to evaluate the gene polymorphism of IL-1β in the pathogenesis of endodontic failure. We...
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