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Association between Periodontitis, Genetic Polymorphisms and Presence of Coronary Artery Disease in Southern Brazil.
Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia - 1 Feb 2020
Rocha Luiz Otavio, Rocha Eduarda, Succi Guilherme de Menezes, Brito Junior Rui Barbosa de
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BACKGROUND: Periodontitis and coronary artery disease (CAD) share an inflammatory etiology; there is a recent concern regarding the investigation of an association between these two conditions. Current theories indicate that cytokines and proteins have an important role in this process. C-reactive protein and interleukin-6 are inflammatory derivatives produced in the presence of periodontitis and in the...
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