Serum C-reactive protein and C-reactive gene (-717C>T) polymorphism are not associated with periodontitis in Indonesian male patients

• Main Authors: Antonius Winoto Suhartono (Author), Benso Sulijaya (Author), Niniarty Zeiroeddin Djamal (Author), Sri Lelyati Chaidar Masulili (Author), Christopher Talbot (Author), Elza Ibrahim Auerkari (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universitas Airlangga, 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Periodontitis is an inflammatory disease caused by periodontal pathogens and influenced by multiple risk factors such as genetics, smoking habit, age and systemic diseases. The inflammatory cascade is characterized by the release of C-reactive protein (CRP). Periodontitis has been report...