Article
Specific genetic variants of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans correlate with disease and health in a regional population of families with localized juvenile periodontitis.
Infection and immunity - 1 Aug 1994
DiRienzo J M, Slots J, Sixou M, Sol M A, Harmon R, McKay T L
Abstract excerpt
A geographically homogeneous population of 83 subjects, from 21 families with localized juvenile periodontitis (LJP), and 35 healthy control subjects was monitored, over a 5-year period, for the presence of the periodontal pathogen Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans. Restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis was used to monitor the distribution of genetic variants of this bacterium in...
Topics
- Adult
- Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans
- Aggressive Periodontitis
- Family Health
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Male
- Pedigree
- Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length