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Polymorphisms of Toll-Like Receptor 4 as a Risk Factor for Periodontitis: Meta-Analysis.
Advances in clinical and experimental medicine : official organ Wroclaw Medical University - 1 Jan 2000
Chrzęszczyk Dariusz, Konopka Tomasz, Ziętek Marek
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Toll-like receptors play an important role in the recognition of periopathogens. There are widely known polymorphisms of these receptors that may alter host susceptibility to periodontitis. OBJECTIVES: Evaluating the association of TLR4 polymorphisms (Asp299 and Thr399Ile) with the occurrence of periodontitis and its two clinical types: chronic (CP) and aggressive (AgP) among Caucasians. MATERIAL AND...
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