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A novel multi-locus genetic risk score identifies patients with higher risk of generalized aggressive periodontitis.
Journal of periodontology - 1 Jul 2020
Li Wenjing, Wang Xian'e, Tian Yu, Xu Li, Zhang Li, Shi Dong, Feng Xianghui, Lu Ruifang, Meng Huanxin
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BACKGROUND: Each genetic variant individually explains only a tiny proportion of the genetic variation with insignificant predictive power. The tool of multi-locus genetic risk score (GRS), which aggregates information from multiple genetic variants, has been widely used in many complex diseases but not yet applied to generalized aggressive periodontitis (GAgP). METHODS: A total of 335 GAgP patients and 114...
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