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Haplotype analysis of interleukin-8 gene polymorphisms in chronic and aggressive periodontitis.
Mediators of inflammation - 1 Jan 2013
Borilova Linhartova Petra, Vokurka Jan, Poskerova Hana, Fassmann Antonin, Izakovicova Holla Lydie
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Periodontitis is an inflammatory disease characterized by connective tissue loss and alveolar bone destruction. Interleukin-8 (IL8) is important in the regulation of the immune response. The aim of this study was to analyze four polymorphisms in the IL8 gene in relation to chronic (CP) and aggressive (AgP) periodontitis. METHODS: A total of 492 unrelated subjects were included in this case-control...
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