Association between periodontitis and common variants in the promoter of the interleukin-6 gene

We recently reported an association between interleukin-6 ( IL6) polymorphisms (SNPs) and haplotypes and aggressive periodontitis (AgP). The aim of this study was to investigate this association in a larger cohort of subjects, affected by either aggressive or chronic periodontitis. Five IL6 SNPs wer...

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Published in:	Cytokine (Philadelphia, Pa.) Vol. 45; no. 1; pp. 50 - 54
Main Authors:	Nibali, L., D’Aiuto, F., Donos, N., Griffiths, G.S., Parkar, M., Tonetti, M.S., Humphries, S.E., Brett, P.M.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Elsevier Ltd 2009
Subjects:	Adult Aged Alleles Female Genetic Genetic Predisposition to Disease Genotype Haplotypes Humans Interleukin-6 Interleukin-6 - genetics Linkage Disequilibrium Male Middle Aged Periodontitis Periodontitis - genetics Polymorphism Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide Promoter Regions, Genetic Haplotypes Genetic Periodontitis Interleukin-6 Polymorphism
ISSN:	1043-4666, 1096-0023, 1096-0023
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