The Effect of IL-4 Gene Polymorphisms on Cytokine Production in Patients with Chronic Periodontitis and in Healthy Controls

• Main Authors: Jirina Bartova (Author), Petra Borilova Linhartova (Author), Stepan Podzimek (Author), Tatjana Janatova (Author), Kazi Svobodova (Author), Antonin Fassmann (Author), Jana Duskova (Author), Jaromir Belacek (Author), Lydie Izakovicova Holla (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Chronic periodontitis (CP) is an inflammatory disease of the teeth-supporting tissues in which genetic predisposition, dental plaque bacteria, and immune mechanisms all play important roles. The aim of this study was to evaluate the occurrence of IL-4 gene polymorphisms in chronic periodontitis and...