Article
A haplotype block downstream of plasminogen is associated with chronic and aggressive periodontitis.
Journal of clinical periodontology - 1 Oct 2017
Munz Matthias, Chen Hong, Jockel-Schneider Yvonne, Adam Knut, Hoffman Per, Berger Klaus, Kocher Thomas, Meyle Jörg, Eickholz Peter, Doerfer Christof, Laudes Matthias, Uitterlinden André, Lieb Wolfgang, Franke Andre, Schreiber Stefan, Offenbacher Steven, Divaris Kimon, Bruckmann Corinna, Loos Bruno G, Jepsen Søeren, Dommisch Henrik, Schäefer Arne S
Abstract excerpt
AIM: The intronic variant rs4252120 in the plasminogen gene (PLG) is known to be associated with aggressive periodontitis (AgP) and atherosclerosis. Here, we examined the chromosomal region spanning PLG for associations with both chronic periodontitis (CP) and AgP. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The association of PLG candidate rs4252120 was tested in a German case-control sample of 1,419 CP cases using the genotyping...
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