Prevalence of interleukin-1 polymorphisms and its association with periodontal disease status in the Xhosa population of South Africa.
<p>Periodontitis is a bacterially induced chronic inflammatory disease that destroys the supporting tissues of teeth. Clinical observations and experimental evidence indicates that there is a genetic influence of risk factors for periodontitis. A specific pattern of IL-1 polymorphisms (known a...
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2007
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| Online Access: | http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=gen8Srv25Nme4_6168_1256550920 |