Study of the association between the interleukin-1 β c.3954C>T polymorphism and periodontitis in a population sample from Bahia, Brazil

• Main Authors: Samir A Mendonça (Author), Fernanda G Teixeira (Author), Kamilla M Oliveira (Author), Djanilson B Santos (Author), Lucas M Marques (Author), Maise M Amorim (Author), Raquel De S. Gestinari (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Periodontitis is an inflammatory disease characterized by the loss of connective tissue and alveolar bone. Different factors are associated with the onset and prognosis of this disease, both environmental and genetic. The latter particularly relate to molecules secreted as a function of...