Article
Association of vitamin D binding protein and vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms in Iranian patients with chronic periodontitis.
Odontology - 1 Jan 2019
Nazemisalman Bahareh, Vahabi Surena, Sabouri Ehsan, Hosseinpour Sepanta, Doaju Sara
Abstract excerpt
Chronic periodontitis (CP) is a multifactorial disease and the most common type of periodontitis mainly caused by microbial plaque. Insufficient oral hygiene may initiate CP and it can be further modified and progressed by environmental and genetic susceptibilities. The aim of the present study was to investigate the association between VDBP (rs7041 and rs4588) and (Taq 1-rs7975232 and Apa1-rs731236) SNPs of VDR...
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