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Analysis of plasma calprotectin and polymorphisms of S100A8 in patients with aggressive periodontitis.
Journal of periodontal research - 1 Jun 2011
Sun X, Meng H, Shi D, Xu L, Zhang L, Chen Z, Feng X, Lu R
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Calprotectin is an important proinflammatory mediator in various inflammatory diseases and is composed of two subunits (S100A8 and S100A9). However, the level of calprotectin in plasma of patients with aggressive periodontitis and its relationship with gene polymorphisms of S100A8 are unclear. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The plasma concentrations of calprotectin were measured, using an enzyme...
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