Cytokine gene polymorphisms in periodontal disease: A meta-analysis of 53 studies including 4178 cases and 4590 controls

Journal of Clinical Periodontology

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 754-767

  Nikolopoulos, Georgios K ^b   Dimou, Niki L ^c   Hamodrakas, Stavros J ^c   Bagos, Pantelis G ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL GREECE   (Greece)

^b Hellenic Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cytokine; Meta analysis; Periodontities; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; CYTOSINE; GUANINE; INTERLEUKIN 1ALPHA; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN DERIVATIVE; THYMINE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PERIODONTITIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; META ANALYSIS; PERIODONTITIS;

ADENINE; ALLELES; CHRONIC PERIODONTITIS; CYTOSINE; GENOTYPE; GUANINE; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-1ALPHA; INTERLEUKIN-1BETA; INTERLEUKIN-6; INTERLEUKINS; PERIODONTITIS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; THYMINE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 49749147879     PISSN: 03036979     EISSN: 1600051X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-051X.2008.01298.x     Document Type: Article

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