Article
The Role of Vitamin D Receptor Polymorphisms on Dental Caries.
The Journal of clinical pediatric dentistry - 1 Jan 2000
Cogulu Dilsah, Onay Huseyin, Ozdemir Yasemin, Aslan Gulcin Itirli, Ozkinay Ferda, Eronat Cemal
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To determine the association between the ApaI, FokI, Cdx2 and TaqI polymorphisms of vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene in caries-active (high-moderate) and caries-free children. STUDY DESIGN: A hundred and fifty children (75 males, 75 females, mean age: 10.19 ± 1.61 years) were included in the study. The subjects were divided into three groups as high caries risk group (DMFT, dft>4)(n=55), moderate caries...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
