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Association between vitamin D receptor polymorphisms and periodontitis: a meta-analysis.
Journal of periodontology - 1 Sept 2012
Chen Li-li, Li Hao, Zhang Peng-peng, Wang Shu-mei
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The purpose of the meta-analysis is to explore the association between vitamin D receptor polymorphisms (including four gene loci: Taq-I, Bsm-I, Apa-I, and Fok-I) for susceptibility to periodontitis (either chronic [CP] or aggressive [AP]). Up to now, there has been only one systematic review focusing on this topic. We obtained some different findings compared with the previously published literature....
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