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Chronic Periodontitis Genome-wide Association Study in the Hispanic Community Health Study / Study of Latinos.
Journal of dental research - 1 Jan 2017
Sanders A E, Sofer T, Wong Q, Kerr K F, Agler C, Shaffer J R, Beck J D, Offenbacher S, Salazar C R, North K E, Marazita M L, Laurie C C, Singer R H, Cai J, Finlayson T L, Divaris K
Abstract excerpt
Chronic periodontitis (CP) has a genetic component, particularly its severe forms. Evidence from genome-wide association studies (GWASs) has highlighted several potential novel loci. Here, the authors report the first GWAS of CP among a large community-based sample of Hispanics/Latinos. The authors interrogated a quantitative trait of CP (mean interproximal clinical attachment level determined by full-mouth...
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