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Association of interleukin-1 polymorphisms with periodontitis in Down syndrome.
Journal of oral science - 1 Jun 2011
Khocht Ahmed, Heaney Kevin, Janal Malvin, Turner Bobby
Abstract excerpt
This study examined the association of IL1 genetic polymorphisms (IL-1A +4845, IL-1B +3954 & IL-1RN +2018) with periodontal disease status of Down syndrome (DS) individuals. Fifty-four DS patients (18-56 yr, 48.15% male, 77.78% Caucasians) were recruited from the Georgia Regional Hospital (GRH) health care system. Two comparable groups (71 mentally retarded patients and 87 control subjects) were also recruited....
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