Transforming growth factor-β-1 polymorphisms are infrequent but exist at selected loci in oral submucous fibrosis

• Main Authors: Rajendran R (Author), Harish R (Author), Anil Sukumaran (Author), Vidyadharan Ravi (Author), Banerjee Moinak (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<b>Background</b> : Oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) may be considered a collagen metabolic disorder resulting from areca-nut alkaloid exposure and individual variation in collagen metabolism. Due to the complexity of OSF pathogenesis, it is important to elucidate independent and interactiv...