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Correlation study on mtDNA polymorphisms as potential risk factors in aggressive periodontitis by NGS.
Oral diseases - 1 Mar 2020
Shi Qiao, Luan Qingxian, Wang Xiaoxuan, Cai Yu
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Using next-generation sequencing (NGS) to determine whether aggressive periodontitis is associated with specific mitochondrial polymorphisms. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 165 unrelated Han Chinese were enrolled in the study. We analyzed the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) in 97 patients with aggressive periodontitis and 68 healthy controls by NGS. The mitochondrial DNA was L-PCR-amplified and...
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