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Replication of the association of GLT6D1 with aggressive periodontitis in a Sudanese population.
Journal of clinical periodontology - 1 Apr 2015
Hashim Nada T, Linden Gerard J, Ibrahim Muntasir E, Gismalla Bakri G, Lundy Fionnuala T, Hughes Francis J, El Karim Ikhlas A
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BACKGROUND: Susceptibility to aggressive periodontitis (AgP) is influenced by genetic as well as environmental factors. Studies linking gene variants to AgP have been mainly centred in developed countries with limited data from Africa. AIM: To investigate whether previously reported candidate gene associations with AgP could be replicated in a population from Sudan. METHODS: The investigation was a case-control...
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