Quantitative assessment of the associations between interleukin-8 polymorphisms and periodontitis susceptibility.

doi:10.1902/jop.2014.140450

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Quantitative assessment of the associations between interleukin-8 polymorphisms and periodontitis susceptibility.

Journal of periodontology - 1 Feb 2015

Chen Xing, Huang Jinping, Zhong Liangjun, Ding Cheng

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BACKGROUND: This review assesses the associations of interleukin-8 gene (IL-8) -251A/T (rs4073) and -845T/C (rs2227532) polymorphisms with susceptibility to periodontitis. METHODS: Several electronic databases were searched for eligible articles. Twelve studies involving 2,233 cases and 2,655 con...

Topics

Adenine
Asian People
Brazil
Cytosine
Ethnicity
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Humans
Interleukin-8
Periodontitis
Polymorphism, Genetic
Thymine

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