5 polymorphisms in the transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-beta 1) in adult periodontitis

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Authors	IZAKOVIČOVÁ HOLLÁ Lydie FASSMANN Antonín BENEŠ Petr HALABALA Tomáš ZNOJIL Vladimír
Year of publication	2002
Type	Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source	J Clin Periodontol
MU Faculty or unit	Faculty of Medicine
Citation
Field	ORL, ophthalmology, stomatology
Keywords	TGF-beta; polymorphism; gene; periodontitis
Description	Objectives: Transforming growth factor - beta (TGF-beta) represents a family of polypeptide growth factors, involved in inflammation and regulation of immune responses. The purpose of this study was to determine whether polymorphisms in the TGF-beta 1 gene may confer susceptibility to adult periodontitis.
Related projects:	Molecular pathophysiology of multigene diseases