Interleukin-17A Gene Variability in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus and Chronic Periodontitis: Its Correlation with IL-17 Levels and the Occurrence of Periodontopathic Bacteria

• Main Authors: Petra Borilova Linhartova (Author), Jakub Kastovsky (Author), Svetlana Lucanova (Author), Jirina Bartova (Author), Hana Poskerova (Author), Jan Vokurka (Author), Antonin Fassmann (Author), Katerina Kankova (Author), Lydie Izakovicova Holla (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Interleukin-17 contributes to the pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) and chronic periodontitis (CP). We analyzed IL-17A −197A/G and IL-17F +7488C/T polymorphisms in T1DM and CP and determined their associations with IL-17 production and occurrence of periopathogens. Totally 154 controls...