The relationship between premature ageing and immune responses in the oral cavity of Down syndrome

Down syndrome (DS) is the most common chromosomal disorder resulting in various abnormalities such as mental retardation, immunodeficiency and physical abnormities. Especially, abnormality of the immune function is important pathological features in this syndrome, and leads to increased susceptibili...

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Main Authors: Yoko Tanaka, Yoshimitsu Abiko, Junichi Mega
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2010-02-01
Series:Japanese Dental Science Review
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1882761609000817