Article
MMP20 rs1784418 Protects Certain Populations against Caries.
Caries research - 1 Jan 2017
Filho Arnôldo V A, Calixto Merilene S, Deeley Kathleen, Santos Neide, Rosenblatt Aronita, Vieira Alexandre R
Abstract excerpt
This work aimed to further evaluate the association of MMP20 rs1784418 C>T and dental caries experience with the hypothesis that MMP20 rs1784418 C>T is a risk factor for dental caries. 184 children 4-7 years of age had their caries experience determined and buccal cheek swabs collected for DNA extraction to test for association with the MMP20 rs1784418 C>T using standard statistical approaches. A meta-analytic...
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