Functional polymorphisms in the matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP 9) gene in relation to severity of chronic periodontitis

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IZAKOVIČOVÁ HOLLLÁ Lydie FASSMANN Antonín MUŽÍK Jan VANĚK Jiří VAŠKŮ Anna

Year of publication 2006
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source J Periodontol
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Faculty of Informatics

Citation
Field ORL, ophthalmology, stomatology
Keywords matrix metalloproteinase; periodontitis;gene; polymorphism; severity; gender difference
Description Members of the matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) family are implicated in the chronic remodelling in periodontal diseases. Therefore we performed a case-control study to investigate a plausible association between susceptibility to chronic periodontitis (CP) and the polymorphisms in the MMP9 (gelatinase B) gene.
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