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Genotype is an important determinant factor of host susceptibility to periodontitis in the Collaborative Cross and inbred mouse populations.
BMC genetics - 9 Aug 2013
Shusterman Ariel, Salyma Yasser, Nashef Aysar, Soller Morris, Wilensky Asaf, Mott Richard, Weiss Ervin I, Houri-Haddad Yael, Iraqi Fuad A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Periodontal infection (Periodontitis) is a chronic inflammatory disease, which results in the breakdown of the supporting tissues of the teeth. Previous epidemiological studies have suggested that resistance to chronic periodontitis is controlled to some extent by genetic factors of the host. The aim of this study was to determine the phenotypic response of inbred and Collaborative Cross (CC) mouse...
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