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Using national register data to estimate the heritability of periodontitis.
Journal of clinical periodontology - 1 Jun 2021
Haworth Simon, Esberg Anders, Kuja-Halkola Ralf, Lundberg Pernilla, Magnusson Patrik K E, Johansson Ingegerd
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AIM: To identify whether periodontal traits derived from electronic dental records are biologically informative and heritable. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study included 11,974 adult twins (aged 30-92 years) in the Swedish Twin Registry. Periodontal records from dental examinations were retrieved from a national register and used to derive continuous measures of periodontal health. A latent class approach was used...
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