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Association between COX-2 rs 6681231 genotype and interleukin-6 in periodontal connective tissue. A pilot study.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Mesa Francisco, O'Valle Francisco, Rizzo Manfredi, Cappello Francesco, Donos Nikos, Parkar Mohamed, Chaudhary Navidah, Carini Francesco, Muñoz Ricardo, Nibali Luigi
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this pilot study was to investigate associations between IL-6 and COX-2 expression in gingival biopsies and both clinical diagnosis and genotypes in the IL-6 and COX-2 genes. DESIGN: A case-control study included 41 gingival biopsies obtained from Caucasian patients grouped according to clinical diagnosis of gingival health (n = 10), gingivitis (n = 15) or chronic periodontitis (n = 16)....
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