Open AccessAnalysis of the association between interleukin -1β (+3954) gene polymorphism and chronic periodontitis in a sample of the south Indian population
Author(s) -
Gurumoorthy Kaarthikeyan,
N. D. Jayakumar,
Ogoti Padmalatha,
V. R. Sheeja,
Sankari Malaiappan,
B. Anandan
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
indian journal of dental research/indian journal of dental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1998-3603
pISSN - 0970-9290
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9290.49061
Subject(s) - chronic periodontitis , periodontitis , gene polymorphism , polymorphism (computer science) , medicine , genetics , interleukin , immunology , dentistry , gene , genotype , biology , cytokine
The aim of this study was to determine the association between IL-1B (+3954) gene polymorphism and chronic periodontitis in a sample of the south Indian population.