Article
The association between interleukin-28B gene polymorphisms as a potential biomarker and the risk of chronic Periodontitis in an Iranian population.
Head & face medicine - 27 Jun 2017
Heidari Zahra, Moudi Bita, Mahmoudzadeh-Sagheb Hamidreza, Moudi Mehrnoosh
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Chronic Periodontitis (CP) is a common inflammatory disease affects supporting tissues of the teeth and can lead to tooth loss. The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between polymorphisms in the IL-28B gene and chronic periodontitis in an Iranian population. METHODS: Two hundred and ten CP patients and one hundred healthy subjects were enrolled in the present case-control...
Topics
- Adult
- Case-Control Studies
- Chronic Periodontitis
- Female
- Genetic Markers
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Incidence
- Interferons
- Interleukins
- Iran
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide