Serum antibodies to Porphyromonas gingivalis chaperone HtpG predict health in periodontitis susceptible patients.

Serum antibodies to Porphyromonas gingivalis chaperone HtpG predict health in periodontitis susceptible patients.

Chaperones are ubiquitous conserved proteins critical in stabilization of new proteins, repair/removal of defective proteins and immunodominant antigens in innate and adaptive immunity. Periodontal disease is a chronic inflammatory infection associated with infection by Porphyromonas gingivalis that...

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Main Authors: Charles E Shelburne, P Sandra Shelburne, Vishnu M Dhople, Domenica G Sweier, William V Giannobile, Janet S Kinney, Wilson A Coulter, Brian H Mullally, Dennis E Lopatin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-04-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2291562?pdf=render

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