Non-significant association between − 330 T/G polymorphism in interleukin-2 gene and chronic periodontitis: findings from a meta-analysis

• Main Authors: Felipe Rodolfo Pereira da Silva (Author), Juliana Gomes Galeno (Author), Alessandro Luiz Araújo Bentes Leal (Author), Reyce Santos Koga (Author), Nayana Yared Batista (Author), Silvânia da Conceição Furtado (Author), Daniel Fernando Pereira Vasconcelos (Author), Marcelo Diniz Carvalho (Author), José Fernando Marques Barcellos (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Chronic periodontitis (CP) is an immune-inflammatory disease that promotes tissue damage around the teeth. Among the several inflammatory mediators that orchestrate the periodontitis, there is the interleukin (IL)-2. Genetic variations in IL2 gene may be associated with the risk...