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[Association between -590C/T polymorphisms of interleukin-4 gene and chronic periodontitis: a meta-analysis].
Shanghai kou qiang yi xue = Shanghai journal of stomatology - 1 Oct 2012
Jiang Xiao-jia, Lin Li, Jiang Wen-lan, Pan Ya-ping, Jiang Peng
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PURPOSE: To evaluate the relationship between -590C/T polymorphisms of interleukin-4 gene and chronic periodontitis using meta-analysis. METHODS: The selected studies were pooled from eight major electronic databases for case-control study. To gain a more precise estimation of the relationship, a stratified meta-analysis with two subgroups was performed according to the races. Heterogeneity, publication bias and...
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