Article
Association of cytokines, high sensitive C-reactive protein, VEGF and beta-defensin-1 gene polymorphisms and their protein expressions with chronic periodontitis in the Chinese population.
The International journal of biological markers - 23 Apr 2013
Tian Ye, Li Jin-le, Hao Liang, Yue Yuan, Wang Min, Loo Wings T Y, Cheung Mary N B, Chow Louis W C, Liu Qing, Yip Adrian Y S, Ng Elizabeth L Y, Chow Christopher Y C, Chow Christopher Y C
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSES: This study aimed at investigating the association between interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin-12 (IL-12), C-reactive protein (CRP), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and β-defensin-1polymorphisms and the susceptibility to periodontitis in the Chinese population. METHODS: DNA was extracted from the blood samples of 532 healthy individuals and 122 chronic periodontitis (CP) patients enrolled in the...
Topics
- Adult
- C-Reactive Protein
- Case-Control Studies
- China
- Chronic Periodontitis
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Association Studies
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
