Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5897981 | Cytokine | 2012 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
⺠Chronic kidney disease and periodontitis are complex inflammatory disturbances. ⺠Periodontitis can be a source of inflammation for renal patients. ⺠Functional IL1 gene polymorphisms were associated with both diseases. ⺠Such an association may be because both diseases share common underlying mechanisms.
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Authors
Ana Paula Ribeiro Braosi, Cleber Machado de Souza, Sônia Mara Luczyszyn, Acir José Dirschnabel, Marcela Claudino, Márcia Olandoski, Christian Macagnan Probst, Gustavo Pompermaier Garlet, Roberto Pecoits-Filho, Paula Cristina Trevilatto,