Meta-analysis of risk association between interleukin-17a gene polymorphism and chronic periodontitis

• Main Authors: P K Sasikumar (Author), Sheeja S Varghese (Author), Thanga Kumaran (Author), Sakthi Saranya Devi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The association of genetic polymorphisms with periodontitis has been studied extensively. The interleukin-7 (IL-17) is a group of cytokines, which comprises six different molecules (IL-17A, B, C, D, E, and F). Among this, IL-17A is the most commonly understood cytokine, and its polymorphism plays a...