Article
Screening of interleukin 17F gene polymorphisms and eight subgingival pathogens in chronic periodontitis in Libyan patients.
The Libyan journal of medicine - 1 Dec 2023
Alsherif Eshraq, Alhudiri Inas, ElJilani Mouna, Ramadan Ahmad, Rutland Paul, Elzagheid Adam, Enattah Nabil
Abstract excerpt
Background: Chronic periodontitis (CP) is triggered by periodontal pathogens influenced by genetic and environmental factors. Recent studies have suggested that anti-inflammatory cytokines such as interleukin 17 (IL-17) play a prominent role in the pathogenesis of CP.Aim: This study aimed to inve...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Humans
- Middle Aged
- Amino Acids
- Case-Control Studies
- Chronic Periodontitis
- Interleukin-17
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- RNA, Ribosomal, 16S