Interaction of IL1B and IL1RN polymorphisms, smoking habit, gender, and ethnicity with aggressive and chronic periodontitis susceptibility

Background: Although the interleukin-1 (IL-1) plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of periodontitis, associations between IL1 gene cluster polymorphisms and the disease remains unclear. Aims: To investigate the importance of IL1B-511C>T (rs16944), IL1B +3954C>T (rs1143634), and IL1RN intr...

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Main Authors: Magali Silveira Monteiro Ribeiro, Renata Botelho Antunes Pacheco, Ricardo Guimarães Fischer, Jacyara Maria Brito Macedo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Contemporary Clinical Dentistry
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Online Access:http://www.contempclindent.org/article.asp?issn=0976-237X;year=2016;volume=7;issue=3;spage=349;epage=356;aulast=Ribeiro