Association between Polymorphisms in Interleukin-17A and -17F Genes and Chronic Periodontal Disease

• Главные авторы: Jôice Dias Corrêa (Автор), Mila Fernandes Moreira Madeira (Автор), Renata Gonçalves Resende (Автор), Jeane de Fátima Correia-Silva (Автор), Ricardo Santiago Gomez (Автор), Danielle da Glória de Souza (Автор), Mauro Martins Teixeira (Автор), Celso Martins Queiroz-Junior (Автор), Tarcília Aparecida da Silva (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: Hindawi Limited, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Objective. Interleukin-17 (IL-17) is a cytokine that induces neutrophil recruitment and the release of inflammatory mediators in several inflammatory conditions; nevertheless, the involvement of IL-17 gene polymorphisms in chronic periodontitis (CP) has not been addressed yet. Our aim was to evaluat...