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Four tumor necrosis factor alpha genes polymorphisms and periodontitis risk in a Chinese population.
Human immunology - 1 Dec 2013
Yang Wenwei, Jia Yue, Wu Hongkun
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BACKGROUND: Tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) has been implicated in the pathogenesis of generalized aggressive periodontitis (AgP) and chronic periodontitis (CP). The objective of the present study was to evaluate the association of four TNF-alpha gene polymorphisms (-1031T/C, -857C/T, -308G/A and -238G/A) with susceptibility to AgP and CP in a Chinese population. METHODS: A hospital-based case-control...
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