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...
Main Authors: | Arne S Schaefer, Gesa M Richter, Birte Groessner-Schreiber, Barbara Noack, Michael Nothnagel, Nour-Eddine El Mokhtari, Bruno G Loos, Søren Jepsen, Stefan Schreiber |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2009-02-01
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Series: | PLoS Genetics |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2632758?pdf=render |
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