Clinical and genetic aspects of generalized aggressive periodontitis in families of Tumkur district of Karnataka, India

• Main Authors: Vaibhavi Joshipura (Author), Shobha Krishna Subbaiah (Author), Ravi Prakash Bdurga Saiprakash (Author), Netravathi Thumbigere Dasakariyappa (Author), B V Smitha (Author), Mahantesha (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Aggressive periodontitis (AP) is a complex disease whose phenotype is determined by genetic and environmental influences on the affected individuals. About 45% of the adult population in India has periodontitis. In Tumkur district of Karnataka, India, consanguineous first cousin and uncl...