A familial analysis of aggressive periodontitis - clinical and genetic findings

Background and Objective: Family history is a primary diagnostic criterion for current classification of aggressive periodontitis (AgP). However, results of previous studies have shed controversy over the degree of familiarity of AgP and its possible inheritance mechanisms. The aims of this study w...

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Published in:	Journal of periodontal research Vol. 43; no. 6; pp. 627 - 634
Main Authors:	Nibali, L., Donos, N., Brett, P. M., Parkar, M., Ellinas, T., Llorente, M., Griffiths, G. S.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.12.2008 Blackwell
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult aggressive periodontitis Aggressive Periodontitis - genetics Aggressive Periodontitis - pathology Biological and medical sciences Case-Control Studies diagnosis Facial bones, jaws, teeth, parodontium: diseases, semeiology familial aggregation Family Health Female genetics Humans interleukin-6 Interleukin-6 - genetics Medical sciences Models, Genetic Non tumoral diseases Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology Pilot Projects Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide Young Adult Interleukin 6 Symptomatology Periodontal disease Periodontitis Stomatology familial aggregation Genetics aggressive periodontitis Diagnosis interleukin-6
ISSN:	0022-3484, 1600-0765, 1600-0765
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