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Quantitative analysis of interdental Gingiva in patients with chronic periodontitis and transforming growth factor-β1 29C/T gene polymorphisms.
Journal of periodontology - 1 Feb 2014
Heidari Zahra, Mahmoudzadeh-Sagheb Hamidreza, Hashemi Mohammad, Rigi-Ladiz Mohammad Ayub
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The association of transforming growth factor (TGF)-β1 29C/T gene polymorphisms with level of tissue breakdown and periodontal disease progression is not clear. In this study, quantitative parameters of interdental papilla are investigated in patients with chronic periodontitis (CP) and TGF-β1 29C/T gene polymorphisms. METHODS: Sixty gingiva samples were included. After determination of TGF-β1 29C/T...
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