Article
IL-17 gene polymorphism is associated with chronic periodontitis and peri-implantitis in Iranian patients: a cross-sectional study.
Immunological investigations - 1 Jan 2013
Kadkhodazadeh Mahdi, Baghani Zahra, Ebadian Ahmad Reza, Youssefi Navid, Mehdizadeh Amir Reza, Azimi Niloofar
Abstract excerpt
Periodontal disease (PD) and peri-implantitis (PI) are characterized by an immune response leading to destructive inflammation. The prominent impact of genetic factors on periodontitis has been previously evaluated and IL-17 has found to play a critical role in this process. This cytokine has a c...
Topics
- Alleles
- Alveolar Bone Loss
- Chronic Periodontitis
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Interleukin-17
- Iran
- Male
- Peri-Implantitis
- Periodontitis
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- White People