Might there be a link between mannose-binding lectin polymorphism and dental caries?

Molecular Immunology

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1125-1127

  Pehlivan, Sacide ^a   Koturoglu, Guldane ^a   Ozkinay, Ferda ^a   Alpoz, Ali Riza ^a   Sipahi, Makbule ^a   Pehlivan, Mustafa ^b  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ATATURK TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Children; Dental caries; Immunity; Infection; Mannose binding lectin

Indexed keywords

EDETIC ACID; GENOMIC DNA; MANNOSE BINDING LECTIN;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CODON; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DNA ISOLATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; EXON; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WILD TYPE;

EID: 17044412121     PISSN: 01615890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2004.10.002     Document Type: Letter

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