The Influence of Interleukin 17A and IL17F Polymorphisms on Chronic Periodontitis Disease in Brazilian Patients

• Main Authors: Joana Maira Valentini Zacarias (Author), Emília Ângela Sippert (Author), Patrícia Yumeko Tsuneto (Author), Jeane Eliete Laguila Visentainer (Author), Cléverson de Oliveira e Silva (Author), Ana Maria Sell (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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A case-control study was conducted on patients with chronic periodontitis (CP) and healthy controls with the aim of evaluating possible association between interleukin 17A (IL17A) G197A (rs2275913) and IL17F T7488C (rs763780) polymorphisms and periodontitis. Genotypes were determined by PCR-RFLP met...