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Gene-environment Interactions in the Etiology of Dental Caries.
Journal of dental research - 1 Jan 2016
Yildiz G, Ermis R B, Calapoglu N S, Celik E U, Türel G Y
Abstract excerpt
Dental caries is a multifactorial disease that can be conceptualized as an interaction between genetic and environmental risk factors. The aim of this study is to examine the effects of AMELX, CA6, DEFB1, and TAS2R38 gene polymorphism and gene-environment interactions on caries etiology and susceptibility in adults. Genomic DNA was extracted from the buccal mucosa, and adults aged 20 to 60 y were placed into 1 of...
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