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Matrix metalloproteinases gene variants and dental caries in Czech children.
BMC oral health - 12 May 2020
Borilova Linhartova Petra, Deissova Tereza, Kukletova Martina, Izakovicova Holla Lydie
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BACKGROUND: Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) play an important role in tooth formation and the mineralization of dental tissue. The aim of the study was to analyse Czech children with primary/permanent dentition polymorphisms in those genes encoding MMP2, MMP3, MMP9, MMP13, MMP16, and MMP20, which had been previously associated with dental caries in other populations. METHODS: In total, 782 Czech children were...
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