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A case-control study between interleukin-10 gene variants and periodontal disease in dogs.
Gene - 10 Apr 2014
Albuquerque Carlos, Morinha Francisco, Requicha João, Dias Isabel, Guedes-Pinto Henrique, Viegas Carlos, Bastos Estela
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Periodontal disease (PD) refers to a group of inflammatory diseases that affect the periodontium, the organ which surrounds and supports the teeth. PD is a highly prevalent disease with a multifactorial etiology and, in humans the individual susceptibility is known to be strongly determined by genetic factors. Several candidate genes have been studied, namely genes related with molecules involved in the...
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