Article
Effects of IL6 C-634G polymorphism on tooth loss and their interaction with smoking habits.
Oral diseases - 1 Sept 2015
Suma S, Naito M, Wakai K, Sasakabe T, Hattori Y, Okada R, Kawai S, Hishida A, Morita E, Nakagawa H, Tamura T, Hamajima N
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between an IL6 (Interleukin-6) polymorphism (C-634G or rs1800796) and tooth loss, and an interaction between the polymorphism and smoking habits for the loss. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Our subjects were 4917 check-up examinees ages 35-69. They reported tooth loss and lifestyle in a questionnaire. We regressed the number of teeth on the IL6 genotype, gender, age, smoking,...
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