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Human Leucocyte Antigen Profile and Transmission of Mutans Streptococci in Mother-Child Pairs.
Oral health & preventive dentistry - 1 Jan 2015
Wallengren Marie L, Hedström Kristin, Zbroszczyk Katarzyna, Hamberg Kristina
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PURPOSE: To investigate possible association between the transmission of mutans streptococci and sharing the immune system component Human Leucocyte Antigen (HLA) class II in mother-child pairs. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Plaque samples from 43 mother-child pairs were cultivated and screened for mutans streptococci. In 14 pairs where both mother and child harboured the bacteria, the strains were genotyped by Random...
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