Analysis of Polymorphisms in the Lactotransferrin Gene Promoter and Dental Caries

• Main Authors: João Armando Brancher (Author), Giovana Daniela Pecharki (Author), Andrea Duarte Doetzer (Author), Kamilla Gabriella dos Santos Medeiros (Author), Carlos Alberto Cordeiro Júnior (Author), Vanessa Santos Sotomaior (Author), Peter Bauer (Author), Paula Cristina Trevilatto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Regarding host aspects, there has been strong evidence for a genetic component in the etiology of caries. The salivary protein lactotransferrin (LTF) exhibits antibacterial activity, but there is no study investigating the association of polymorphisms in the promoter region of LTF gene with caries....