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Genome-wide association study of chronic periodontitis in a general German population.
Journal of clinical periodontology - 1 Nov 2013
Teumer Alexander, Holtfreter Birte, Völker Uwe, Petersmann Astrid, Nauck Matthias, Biffar Reiner, Völzke Henry, Kroemer Heyo K, Meisel Peter, Homuth Georg, Kocher Thomas
Abstract excerpt
AIM: To identify loci associated with chronic periodontitis through a genome-wide association study (GWAS). MATERIALS AND METHODS: A GWAS was performed in 4032 individuals of two independent cross-sectional studies of West Pomerania (SHIP n = 3365 and SHIP-TREND n = 667) with different periodontal case definitions. Samples were genotyped with the Affymetrix Genome-Wide Human SNP Array 6.0 or the Illumina Human...
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