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Association between interleukin 4 gene intron 3 VNTR polymorphism and recurrent aphthous stomatitis in a cohort of Turkish patients.
Gene - 15 Sept 2013
Kalkan Göknur, Yigit Serbulent, Karakus Nevin, Baş Yalçın, Seçkin Havva Yıldız
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OBJECTIVE: Recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) is one of the most common oral mucosal diseases, with a multifactorial etiopathogenesis, an interaction between predisposing factors and/or systemic conditions and immunological components in genetically predisposed subjects. Although there is no clear genetic mode of inheritance, there is evidence that inheritance of specific gene polymorphisms may predispose...
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