Self-reported periodontitis and C-reactive protein in Parkinson’s disease: a cross-sectional study of two American cohorts

Abstract Periodontitis triggers systemic repercussions, such as elevated levels of high-sensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP). This has never been studied within Parkinson’s Disease (PD). The aim of this study is to compare hs-CRP levels of self-reported periodontitis cases versus cases without peri...

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Main Authors: Patrícia Lyra, João Botelho, Vanessa Machado, Silvia Rota, Ryan Walker, Juliet Staunton, Luís Proença, Kallol Ray Chaudhuri, José João Mendes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-04-01
Series:npj Parkinson's Disease
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41531-022-00302-1