Association of duffy blood group gene polymorphisms with IL8 gene in chronic periodontitis.

The antigens of the Duffy blood group system (DARC) act as a receptor for the interleukin IL-8. IL-8 plays an important role in the pathogenesis of chronic periodontitis due to its chemotactic properties on neutrophils. The aim of this study was to investigate a possible association of Duffy blood g...

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Main Authors: Emília Ângela Sippert, Cléverson de Oliveira e Silva, Jeane Eliete Laguila Visentainer, Ana Maria Sell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24386171/?tool=EBI