Association between vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms and chronic periodontitis among Libyans

Association between vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms and chronic periodontitis among Libyans

Background: Chronic periodontitis (CP) is a common oral disease characterized by inflammation in the supporting tissue of the teeth ‘the periodontium’, periodontal attachment loss, and alveolar bone loss. The disease has a microbial etiology; however, recent findings suggest that the genetic factors...

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Main Authors: Mouna M. El Jilani, Abdenaser A. Mohamed, Hamza Ben Zeglam, Inas M. Alhudiri, Ahmad M. Ramadan, Saleh S. Saleh, Mohamed Elkabir, Ibrahim Ben Amer, Nureddin Ashammakhi, Nabil S. Enattah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2015-03-01
Series:Libyan Journal of Medicine
Subjects:
chronic periodontitis
vitamin D receptor
gene
polymorphisms
variations
SNP
Online Access:http://www.libyanjournalofmedicine.net/index.php/ljm/article/view/26771/pdf_29

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