Article
Peri-implant disease and chronic periodontitis: is interleukin-6 gene promoter polymorphism the common risk factor in a Brazilian population?
The International journal of oral & maxillofacial implants - 1 Jan 2000
Casado Priscila Ladeira, Villas-Boas Ricardo, de Mello Wallace, Duarte Maria Eugenia Leite, Granjeiro José Mauro
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To investigate the association between interleukin-6 (IL-6) G174C polymorphism and susceptibility to peri-implant disease (PID) and/or chronic periodontitis (CP), in Brazilian subjects. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 103 Brazilian patients were submitted to peri-implant and periodonta...
Topics
- Adult
- Alleles
- Brazil
- Case-Control Studies
- Chi-Square Distribution
- Chronic Periodontitis
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genotype
- Humans
- Interleukin-6
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Odds Ratio
- Peri-Implantitis
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
