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Postorthodontic external root resorption is associated with IL1 receptor antagonist gene variations.
Oral diseases - 1 Mar 2012
Iglesias-Linares A, Yañez-Vico R, Ballesta-Mudarra S, Ortiz-Ariza E, Ortega-Rivera H, Mendoza-Mendoza A, Solano-Reina E, Perea-Pérez E
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: External apical root resorption (EARR) is a frequent iatrogenic effect of orthodontic treatment. Patients with genetic variants in the interleukin 1 gene have been related to an increased risk of suffering EARR. The objective of this study is to determine whether variants in the interleukin 1 receptor antagonist gene are positively/negatively associated with interleukin 1 gene polymorphisms,...
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