Evaluation of IL-8 gene polymorphisms in patients with periodontitis in Hamedan, Iran

Background: Many environmental and genetic factors are known as factors that increase the susceptibility to periodontitis. As IL-8 is a chemokine that mediate the inflammatory process in periodontal disease, we decided to evaluate the effect of its polymorphism on chronic and aggressive periodontiti...

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Main Authors: Behzad Houshmand, Mehrdad Hajilooi, Alireza Rafiei, Mohsen Bidgoli, Sara Soheilifar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Dental Research Journal
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Online Access:http://www.drjjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-3327;year=2012;volume=9;issue=4;spage=427;epage=432;aulast=Houshmand