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Genome-wide association study of dental caries in the Hispanic Communities Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL).
Human molecular genetics - 15 Feb 2016
Morrison Jean, Laurie Cathy C, Marazita Mary L, Sanders Anne E, Offenbacher Steven, Salazar Christian R, Conomos Matthew P, Thornton Timothy, Jain Deepti, Laurie Cecelia A, Kerr Kathleen F, Papanicolaou George, Taylor Kent, Kaste Linda M, Beck James D, Shaffer John R
Abstract excerpt
Dental caries is the most common chronic disease worldwide, and exhibits profound disparities in the USA with racial and ethnic minorities experiencing disproportionate disease burden. Though heritable, the specific genes influencing risk of dental caries remain largely unknown. Therefore, we performed genome-wide association scans (GWASs) for dental caries in a population-based cohort of 12 000 Hispanic/Latino...
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