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Role of familiarity versus interleukin-1 genes cluster polymorphisms in chronic periodontitis.
Gene - 10 Feb 2014
Zuccarello Daniela, Bazzato M Federica, Ferlin Alberto, Pengo Manuel, Frigo Anna Chiara, Favero Giovanni, Foresta Carlo, Stellini Edoardo
Abstract excerpt
Periodontitis (PO) is a multifactorial disease affecting about 10% to 20% of the general population. Several studies have suggested that part of the clinical variability in PO might be explained by genetic factors. Among the candidate genes for PO, IL1 gene polymorphisms have been broadly investigated, with variable results, for their relationship with the disease. We studied three IL1 polymorphisms, IL1A...
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