The association of IL-6 and IL-6R gene polymorphisms with chronic periodontitis in a Chinese population.

doi:10.1111/odi.12075

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The association of IL-6 and IL-6R gene polymorphisms with chronic periodontitis in a Chinese population.

Oral diseases - 1 Jan 2014

Zhang H-Y, Feng L, Wu H, Xie X-D

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OBJECTIVE: The aim of our investigation is to reveal the association of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and interleukin-6 receptor (IL-6R) gene polymorphisms with chronic periodontitis in Northwestern Chinese Han Population. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A case-control study of 199 cases of chronic periodontitis pa...

Topics

Adult
Aged
Asian People
Case-Control Studies
Chronic Periodontitis
Female
Genotype
Humans
Interleukin-6
Male
Middle Aged
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
Receptors, Interleukin-6

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