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Determinants of gingival overgrowth severity in organ transplant patients. An examination of the rôle of HLA phenotype.
Journal of clinical periodontology - 1 Jul 1996
Thomason J M, Seymour R A, Ellis J S, Kelly P J, Parry G, Dark J, Wilkinson R, Ilde J R
Abstract excerpt
The role of HLA phenotype as a risk factor for drug-induced gingival overgrowth was investigated in a cohort of 172 transplant recipients. Clinically significant overgrowth warranting surgical correction was observed in 72 patients (42%). Using stepwise regression modelling, 6 clinical parameters were identified as significant risk factors for the severity of gingival overgrowth. These were; age, sex, creatinine...
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