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SUBMITTER: Cimoes R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4872829 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cimőes Renata R Cavalcanti de Siqueira Rafael Rafael Amorim RR Crovella Sergio S Eleutério de Souza Paulo Roberto PR Donos Nikos N
Acta stomatologica Croatica 20140901 3
<h4>Aim</h4>Defensins are cationic antimicrobial peptides expressed in epithelial cells. Such peptides exhibit antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral properties, and are a component of the innate immune response. It has been suggested that they have a protective role in the oral cavity. This study evaluated the DEFB1 polymorphism in diabetic patients with or without periodontitis in comparison to healthy controls.<h4>Material and methods</h4>We used Hairpin-Shaped Primer (HP) assay to study the ...[more]