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SUBMITTER: Sasikumar PK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7580746 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan-Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sasikumar P K PK Varghese Sheeja S SS Kumaran Thanga T Devi Sakthi Saranya SS
Contemporary clinical dentistry 20200101 1
The association of genetic polymorphisms with periodontitis has been studied extensively. The interleukin-7 (IL-17) is a group of cytokines, which comprises six different molecules (IL-17A, B, C, D, E, and F). Among this, IL-17A is the most commonly understood cytokine, and its polymorphism plays a critical role in inflammatory diseases and periodontal inflammation. The present study was aimed at pooling the data available for meta-analysis and to evaluate whether IL-17A (rs2275913) polymorphism ...[more]