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Association study for the role of Matrix metalloproteinases 2 and 3 gene polymorphisms in dental caries susceptibility.
Archives of oral biology - 1 Aug 2016
Karayasheva Dobrina, Glushkova Maria, Boteva Ekaterina, Mitev Vanyo, Kadiyska Tanya
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OBJECTIVE: Various exogenous and endogenous risk factors have been described as contributing to dental caries susceptibility. In the last decade it has been established that both pro and active forms of host derived Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are present in the oral cavity. MMPs role in caries development has been hypothesized. The aim of this study was to analyse MMP2 (rs2287074) and MMP3 (rs679620) single...
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