Association between Polymorphisms in Interleukin-17A and -17F Genes and Chronic Periodontal Disease

Association between Polymorphisms in Interleukin-17A and -17F Genes and Chronic Periodontal Disease

Objective. Interleukin-17 (IL-17) is a cytokine that induces neutrophil recruitment and the release of inflammatory mediators in several inflammatory conditions; nevertheless, the involvement of IL-17 gene polymorphisms in chronic periodontitis (CP) has not been addressed yet. Our aim was to evaluat...

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Main Authors: Jôice Dias Corrêa, Mila Fernandes Moreira Madeira, Renata Gonçalves Resende, Jeane de Fátima Correia-Silva, Ricardo Santiago Gomez, Danielle da Glória de Souza, Mauro Martins Teixeira, Celso Martins Queiroz-Junior, Tarcília Aparecida da Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Mediators of Inflammation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/846052
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