Analysis of the association between lactotransferrin (LTF) gene polymorphism and dental caries

• Main Authors: Luiza Foltran Azevedo (Author), Giovana Daniela Pecharki (Author), João Armando Brancher (Author), Carlos Alberto Cordeiro Junior (Author), Kamilla Gabriella dos Santos Medeiros (Author), Alessandra Armstrong Antunes (Author), Eduardo Silva Arruda (Author), Renata Iani Werneck (Author), Luciana Reis de Azevedo (Author), Rui Fernando Mazur (Author), Samuel Jorge Moysés (Author), Simone Tetü Moysés (Author), Fábio Rueda Faucz (Author), Paula Cristina Trevilatto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2010-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: The present study evaluated the association between lactotransferrin (LTF) gene polymorphism (exon 2, A/G, Lys/Arg) and dental caries. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A convenience sample of 110 individuals, 12 years old, was divided into: group 1, 48 individuals without caries experience (DMFT=0),...