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Interleukin-6 gene -174G>C promoter polymorphism reduces the risk of periodontitis in Brazilian populations: A meta-analysis.
Journal of oral biosciences - 1 Dec 2021
Mehar Raju, Swarnakar Shashikant, Lakkakula Saikrishna, Verma Henu Kumar, Bhaskar L V K S
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INTRODUCTION: Periodontitis is a multifactorial host-mediated oral disease caused by microbes. Previous studies suggested that interleukin-6 (IL-6) gene promoter polymorphism (-174G > C) are associated with the risk of periodontitis, although the results were inconclusive. This study investigated the association between IL-6 -174G > C polymorphism and susceptibility to periodontitis. METHOD: A comprehensive...
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