Article
IL4 gene VNTR polymorphism in chronic periodontitis in end-stage renal disease patients.
Oral diseases - 1 Jan 2019
Ksiazek Katarzyna, Blaszczak Jerzy, Buraczynska Monika
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Interleukin-4 gene polymorphisms were found to be associated with periodontitis. The purpose of this case-control study was to evaluate association of IL4 VNTR polymorphism with periodontitis in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). SUBJECTS AND METHODS: We examined 180 ESRD patients with chronic periodontitis, 82 without CP and 180 healthy controls. Genomic DNA from all subjects was genotyped...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Case-Control Studies
- Chronic Periodontitis
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genotype
- Humans
- Interleukin-4
- Kidney Failure, Chronic
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Minisatellite Repeats
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Young Adult
