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MMP13, TIMP2 and TGFB3 Gene Polymorphisms in Brazilian Chronic Periodontitis and Periimplantitis Subjects.
Brazilian dental journal - 1 Jan 2000
Gonçalves Junior Roberto, Pinheiro Aristides da Rosa, Schoichet José Jorge, Nunes Carlos Henrique Ramirez, Gonçalves Rackel, Bonato Leticia Ladeira, Quinelato Valquiria, Antunes Leonardo Santos, Küchler Erika Calvano, Lobo Julie, Villas-Bôas Ricardo de Mello, Vieira Alexandre Rezende, Granjeiro José Mauro, Casado Priscila Ladeira
Abstract excerpt
Subjects susceptible to chronic periodontitis (CP) show a high risk for the development of periimplantitis (PI). Both diseases are multifactorial, presenting similarities in their pathophysiology and polygenic profile. MMP-13 (matrix metalloproteinases 13/ collagenase 3) is a collagenolytic enzyme, which expression is induced by TGF beta 3 (transforming growth factor type 3) in human gingival fibroblasts and...
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