Article
Aggressive periodontitis and NOD2 variants.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Oct 2020
Mizuno Noriyoshi, Kume Kodai, Nagatani Yukiko, Matsuda Shinji, Iwata Tomoyuki, Ouhara Kazuhisa, Kajiya Mikihito, Takeda Katsuhiro, Matsuda Yukiko, Tada Yui, Ohsawa Ryosuke, Morino Hiroyuki, Mihara Keichiro, Fujita Tsuyoshi, Kawaguchi Hiroyuki, Shiba Hideki, Kawakami Hideshi, Kurihara Hidemi
Abstract excerpt
Aggressive periodontitis (AgP) occurs at an early age and causes rapid periodontal tissue destruction. Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-containing protein 2 (NOD2) encodes a protein with two caspase recruitment domains and eleven leucine-rich repeats. This protein is expressed mainly in peripheral blood leukocytes and is involved in immune response. NOD2 variants have been associated with increased...
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