Genetic and inheritance considerations in periodontal disease.

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Considerable evidence suggests that there is some genetic basis for the early onset forms of disease. The molecular abnormality and its genetic inheritance has been established in some cases of generalized prepubertal periodontitis. Family studies of juvenile periodontitis indicate that this disorder is transmitted by autosomal recessive genes, although additional data indicate genetic heterogeneity in this...

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