Single nucleotide polymorphisms and periodontitis

• Main Authors: Ramalingam Karthikeyan (Author), Syed Wali Peeran (Author), Manohar Murugan (Author), Khaled Awidat (Author), Omar Basheer (Author), Marei Hamad Al Mugrabi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The susceptibility to various diseases is studied with association to genetic polymorphisms. Among these polymorphisms, single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are very common throughout the genome. The recent advances in genetic assay techniques and increase in SNP databases are paving a way for inv...