Identification of a Shared Genetic Susceptibility Locus for Coronary Heart Disease and Periodontitis

Recent studies indicate a mutual epidemiological relationship between coronary heart disease (CHD) and periodontitis. Both diseases are associated with similar risk factors and are characterized by a chronic inflammatory process. In a candidate-gene association study, we identify an association of a...

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Main Authors: Schaefer, Arne S., Richter, Gesa M., Groessner-Schreiber, Birte, Noack, Barbara, Nothnagel, Michael, Mokhtari, Nour-Eddine El, Loos, Bruno G., Jepsen, Søren, Schreiber, Stefan
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2009
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2632758/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19214202
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1000378
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