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A haplotypic variant at the IRGM locus and rs11747270 are related to the susceptibility for chronic periodontitis.
Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] - 1 Feb 2018
Folwaczny Matthias, Tsekeri Eleni, Glas Jürgen
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OBJECTIVE AND DESIGN: Immunity-regulated GTPase M (IRGM) plays a critical role in the defense against intracellular bacteria by regulating autophagy formation. This direct genetic association study aimed to determine whether variants at the IRGM genetic locus are associated with chronic periodontitis. MATERIALS AND SUBJECTS: Using PCR and melting curve analysis 390 periodontitis patients and 770 healthy controls...
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