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Modeling susceptibility to periodontitis.
Journal of dental research - 1 Jan 2013
Laine M L, Moustakis V, Koumakis L, Potamias G, Loos B G
Abstract excerpt
Chronic inflammatory diseases like periodontitis have a complex pathogenesis and a multifactorial etiology, involving complex interactions between multiple genetic loci and infectious agents. We aimed to investigate the influence of genetic polymorphisms and bacteria on chronic periodontitis risk. We determined the prevalence of 12 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in immune response candidate genes and 7...
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