Pilot GWAS of caries in African-Americans shows genetic heterogeneity

Pilot GWAS of caries in African-Americans shows genetic heterogeneity

Abstract Background Dental caries is the most common chronic disease in the US and disproportionately affects racial/ethnic minorities. Caries is heritable, and though genetic heterogeneity exists between ancestries for a substantial portion of loci associated with complex disease, a genome-wide ass...

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Main Authors: E. Orlova, J. C. Carlson, M. K. Lee, E. Feingold, D. W. McNeil, R. J. Crout, R. J. Weyant, M. L. Marazita, J. R. Shaffer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-09-01
Series:BMC Oral Health
Subjects:
Child
Adult
Genetic predisposition to disease
Humans
Dentistry
Public health
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12903-019-0904-4

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