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SUBMITTER: Liukkonen J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6830876 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Liukkonen Joonas J Gürsoy Ulvi K UK Könönen Eija E Gürsoy Mervi M Metso Jari J Salminen Aino A Kopra Elisa E Jauhiainen Matti M Mäntylä Päivi P Buhlin Kåre K Paju Susanna S Sorsa Timo T Nieminen Markku S MS Lokki Marja-Liisa ML Sinisalo Juha J Pussinen Pirkko J PJ
Innate immunity 20180903 7
Genetic factors play a role in periodontitis. Here we examined whether the risk haplotype of MHC class III region BAT1-NFKBIL1-LTA and lymphotoxin-α polymorphisms associate with salivary biomarkers of periodontal disease. A total of 455 individuals with detailed clinical and radiographic periodontal health data were included in the study. A 610 K genotyping chip and a Sequenom platform were used in genotyping analyses. Phospholipid transfer protein activity, concentrations of lymphotoxin-α, IL-8 ...[more]