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Third molar periodontal pathology and caries in senior adultsKevin L Moss
Department of Dental Ecology, School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
J Oral Maxillofac Surg 65:103-8. 2007..This study was designed to assess the prevalence at enrollment and incidence over 36 months of periodontal pathology and caries affecting third molars in a community-based study of people over the age of 65 years in North Carolina...- The association between periodontal diseases and cardiovascular diseases: a state-of-the-science reviewJ D Beck
Comprehensive Center for Inflammatory Disorders, Center for Oral and Systemic Diseases, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Ann Periodontol 6:9-15. 2001.... - The Periodontitis and Vascular Events (PAVE) pilot study: adverse eventsJames D Beck
Department of Dental Ecology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
J Periodontol 79:90-6. 2008..This article describes the occurrence of adverse events during the pilot study... - Periodontal disease and coronary heart disease: a reappraisal of the exposureJames D Beck
Department of Dental Ecology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
Circulation 112:19-24. 2005.... - Relationships among clinical measures of periodontal disease and their associations with systemic markersJames D Beck
Department of Dental Ecology University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Ann Periodontol 7:79-89. 2002..Another important consideration is the temporal relationship between the exposure and the outcome of interest... - Associations between IgG antibody to oral organisms and carotid intima-medial thickness in community-dwelling adultsJames D Beck
Department of Dental Ecology, CB 7450, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
Atherosclerosis 183:342-8. 2005..The aims of this study are to describe the relationships between IgG antibodies to 17 oral organisms and atherosclerosis as indexed by carotid intima-medial wall thickness (IMT) and to evaluate the role of smoking... - Reducing the bias of probing depth and attachment level estimates using random partial-mouth recordingJames D Beck
Department of Dental Ecology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 27516, USA
Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 34:1-10. 2006..To evaluate the bias and precision of probing depth (PD) and clinical attachment level (CAL) estimates of random and fixed partial examination methods compared with full-mouth examinations... - Systemic effects of periodontitis: epidemiology of periodontal disease and cardiovascular diseaseJames D Beck
Department of Dental Ecology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
J Periodontol 76:2089-100. 2005..Principal component analyses illustrate the complexity of the interactions among risk factors, exposures, and outcomes. These analyses provide an initial clustering that describes and suggests the presence of specific syndromes... 
Fetal exposure to oral pathogens and subsequent risk for neonatal intensive care admissionHeather Jared
Department of Dental Ecology, School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
J Periodontol 80:878-83. 2009..The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between fetal exposure to oral pathogens and neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admission...- Association of leukocyte count with progression of aortic atheroma in stroke/transient ischemic attack patientsSouvik Sen
Department of Neurology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Stroke 38:2900-5. 2007..Leukocyte count is an independent predictor of stroke. We investigated the association between leukocyte count and progression of aortic atheroma over 12 months in stroke/transient ischemic attack (TIA) patients... - Maternal serum C-reactive protein concentration early in pregnancy and subsequent pregnancy lossKim A Boggess
Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
Am J Perinatol 22:299-304. 2005..Future study should be directed at determining the role of maternal inflammation during early pregnancy development and placentation... - Maternal periodontal disease and soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 expressionAmanda L Horton
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
J Periodontol 80:1506-10. 2009..This study was conducted to examine the relationship between maternal periodontal disease and plasma angiogenic factor expression of soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase (sFlt)-1... - Periodontal disease early in pregnancy is associated with maternal systemic inflammation among African American womenAmanda L Horton
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7516, USA
J Periodontol 79:1127-32. 2008.... - Periodontal disease, oxidative stress, and risk for preeclampsiaAmanda L Horton
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7516, USA
J Periodontol 81:199-204. 2010..The presence of periodontal disease did not appear to modify this risk... 
Porphyromonas gingivalis infection in pregnant mice is associated with placental dissemination, an increase in the placental Th1/Th2 cytokine ratio, and fetal growth restrictionDongming Lin
Center for Oral and Systemic Diseases, School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
Infect Immun 71:5163-8. 2003..gingivalis that results in growth restriction of the targeted fetus, which is associated with a shift in the placental Th1/Th2 cytokine balance...- Porphyromonas gingivalis bacteremia induces coronary and aortic atherosclerosis in normocholesterolemic and hypercholesterolemic pigsNadine Brodala
School of Dentistry and Department of Periodontology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Center of Oral and Systemic Diseases, Chapel Hill, NC 27516-3114, USA
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 25:1446-51. 2005..CONCLUSIONS: Recurrent P gingivalis bacteremia induces aortic and coronary lesions consistent with atherosclerosis in normocholesterolemic pigs and increases aortic and coronary atherosclerosis in hypercholesterolemic pigs... - Persistently high levels of periodontal pathogens associated with preterm pregnancy outcomeDongming Lin
Center for Oral and Systemic Diseases, School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7455, USA
J Periodontol 78:833-41. 2007..Few studies examining the association between periodontal diseases and preterm birth have explored the underlying microbial and antibody responses associated with oral infection... - The oral conditions and pregnancy study: periodontal status of a cohort of pregnant womenSusan Lieff
University of North Carolina, Department of Dental Ecology and Center for Oral and Systemic Diseases, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
J Periodontol 75:116-26. 2004..Our objective was to describe the oral health of pregnant women, to determine oral health changes during pregnancy, and to determine factors associated with maternal periodontal health or disease... - The Periodontitis and Vascular Events (PAVE) pilot study: recruitment, retention, and community care controlsDavid J Couper
Department of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27514, USA
J Periodontol 79:80-9. 2008.... - Results from the Periodontitis and Vascular Events (PAVE) Study: a pilot multicentered, randomized, controlled trial to study effects of periodontal therapy in a secondary prevention model of cardiovascular diseaseSteven Offenbacher
Department of Periodontology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
J Periodontol 80:190-201. 2009..In the Periodontitis and Vascular Events (PAVE) pilot study, periodontal therapy was provided as an intervention in a secondary cardiac event prevention model through five coordinated cardiac-dental centers... - Maternal periodontal disease, systemic inflammation, and risk for preeclampsiaMichael Ruma
Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7516, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 198:389.e1-5. 2008..Our objective was to determine the relationship between maternal periodontal disease, maternal systemic inflammation, and the development of preeclampsia... - Association of asymptomatic peripheral arterial disease with vascular events in patients with stroke or transient ischemic attackSouvik Sen
Department of Neurology, UNC Stroke Program University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7025, USA
Stroke 40:3472-7. 2009..We investigated if asymptomatic PAD detected by ankle brachial index <0.9 is independently associated with recurrent vascular events in patients with stroke or TIA... - Third molars and the efficacy of mechanical debridement in reducing pathogen levels in pregnant subjects: a pilot studyKevin L Moss
Department of Dental Ecology, School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
J Oral Maxillofac Surg 66:1565-9. 2008..To assess the impact of mechanical debridement (scaling and root planing), without adjunctive therapy, on reducing the numbers of periodontal pathogens detected in pregnant subjects with and without visible third molars... - Third molars associated with periodontal pathology in older AmericansJohn R Elter
School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
J Oral Maxillofac Surg 63:179-84. 2005..The relationship between third molars and periodontal disease pathogenesis deserves further study using longitudinal data... - Antibodies to periodontal organisms are associated with decreased kidney function. The Dental Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities studyAbhijit V Kshirsagar
Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, UNC Kidney Center, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
Blood Purif 25:125-32. 2007..Increasing evidence suggests that clinical signs of periodontal disease are independently associated with renal impairment. However, no studies have examined the possible linkage of kidney disease with serum antibody to oral pathogens... - Third molars and progression of periodontal pathology during pregnancyKevin L Moss
School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599 7450, USA
J Oral Maxillofac Surg 65:1065-9. 2007..This study was conducted to evaluate the association between third molar periodontal pathology at enrollment and periodontal disease progression during pregnancy... - Clinical risk factors associated with incidence and progression of periodontal conditions in pregnant womenKevin L Moss
Department of Dental Ecology, School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
J Clin Periodontol 32:492-8. 2005..3, 95% CI=0.5-3.3; high BOP OR=3.0, 95% CI=2.2-4.3). CONCLUSIONS: Enrollment BOP and PD4 were significant predictors of PD in pregnant women, however; PD4 is only a predictor with BOP... - Porphyromonas gingivalis infection during pregnancy increases maternal tumor necrosis factor alpha, suppresses maternal interleukin-10, and enhances fetal growth restriction and resorption in miceDongming Lin
Center for Oral and Systemic Diseases, School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
Infect Immun 71:5156-62. 2003..These data demonstrate that P. gingivalis-induced murine FGR is associated with systemic dissemination of the organism and activated maternal immune and inflammatory responses... - Relationship between periodontal disease and C-reactive protein among adults in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities studyGary D Slade
Center for Oral and Systemic Disease, Department of Dental Ecology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7450, USA
Arch Intern Med 163:1172-9. 2003.... - Maternal periodontal disease is associated with an increased risk for preeclampsiaKim A Boggess
Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
Obstet Gynecol 101:227-31. 2003..To determine if maternal periodontal disease is associated with the development of preeclampsia... - Use of DNA hybridization to detect vaginal pathogens associated with bacterial vaginosis among asymptomatic pregnant womenKim A Boggess
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Center for Oral and Systemic Diseases; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 193:752-6. 2005..001). CONCLUSION: DNA hybridization may be a useful method to study shifts in vaginal flora during pregnancy... - Fetal immune response to oral pathogens and risk of preterm birthKim A Boggess
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill 27599 7516, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 193:1121-6. 2005..The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between fetal inflammatory and immune responses to oral pathogens and risk for preterm birth... - Evidence for periodontitis as a tertiary vascular infectionSteven Offenbacher
Center for Oral and Systemic Diseases UNC School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7455, USA
J Int Acad Periodontol 7:39-48. 2005..This review discusses the evidence for systemic inflammatory responses to oral organisms and the potential role of chronic vessel pathology as a manifestation of tertiary periodontal infections... - Risk indicators for third molar caries and periodontal disease in senior adultsKevin L Moss
Department of Dental Ecology, School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
J Oral Maxillofac Surg 65:958-63. 2007.... - Relationship of periodontal disease and tooth loss to prevalence of coronary heart diseaseJohn R Elter
Center for Oral and Systemic Diseases, School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7450, USA
J Periodontol 75:782-90. 2004..Studies relating periodontal disease to coronary heart disease (CHD) have provided equivocal results using tooth loss and/or clinical signs of periodontal disease as measures of periodontal exposure... - Effects of periodontal therapy during pregnancy on periodontal status, biologic parameters, and pregnancy outcomes: a pilot studySteven Offenbacher
Department of Periodontology, Center for Oral and Systemic Diseases, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7455, USA
J Periodontol 77:2011-24. 2006..Few studies have examined the potential effects of periodontal treatment during pregnancy on pregnancy outcomes, periodontal status, and inflammatory biomarkers... - Periodontal disease adversely affects the survival of patients with end-stage renal diseaseAbhijit V Kshirsagar
Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, UNC Kidney Center, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7155, USA
Kidney Int 75:746-51. 2009..Our findings suggest a need for larger studies to confirm this connection, along with intervention trials to determine if treating periodontitis reduces cardiovascular disease mortality in dialysis patients... - Progressive periodontal disease and risk of very preterm deliverySteven Offenbacher
Department of Periodontology, Center for Oral and Systemic Diseases, University of North Carolina School of Dentistry, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599 7455, USA
Obstet Gynecol 107:29-36. 2006..The goal was to estimate whether maternal periodontal disease was predictive of preterm (less than 37 weeks) or very preterm (less than 32 weeks) births... - Effects of periodontal therapy on rate of preterm delivery: a randomized controlled trialSteven Offenbacher
Department of Dental Ecology and the Data and Statistical Coordinating Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Obstet Gynecol 114:551-9. 2009..To test the effects of maternal periodontal disease treatment on the incidence of preterm birth (delivery before 37 weeks of gestation)... - Severe periodontitis is associated with low serum albumin among patients on maintenance hemodialysis therapyAbhijit V Kshirsagar
Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, UNC Kidney Center, School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7155, USA
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2:239-44. 2007..Investigation of the potential contribution of periodontitis to serum albumin and possibly to morbidity and mortality among patients with end-stage kidney disease seems warranted... - The oral and systemic impact of third molar periodontal pathologyKevin L Moss
Department of Dental Ecology, School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7450, USA
J Oral Maxillofac Surg 65:1739-45. 2007..Assess also, the associations between postpartum periodontal status by jaw and a systemic impact, preterm birth, or elevated serum C-reactive protein (CRP)... - Reliability of third molar probing measures and the systemic impact of third molar periodontal pathologyKevin L Moss
Department of Dental Ecology, School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7450, USA
J Oral Maxillofac Surg 64:652-8. 2006..Third molars should be included in studies of systemic outcomes associated with oral inflammation. Women of child-bearing age should be made aware of the systemic risks of oral inflammation with third molar periodontal pathology... - Periodontal disease is associated with renal insufficiency in the Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities (ARIC) studyAbhijit V Kshirsagar
Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Am J Kidney Dis 45:650-7. 2005..Given the numerous shared risk factors for CVD and chronic kidney disease (CKD), we hypothesized that periodontitis also is associated with renal insufficiency in the Dental Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study... - Rethinking periodontal inflammationSteven Offenbacher
Center for Oral and Systemic Disease, Department of Periodontology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Manning Drive and Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
J Periodontol 79:1577-84. 2008..We propose that we are now able to rethink periodontal disease in terms of a biologic systems model that may help to establish more homogeneous diagnostic categories and can provide insight into the expected response to treatment... - Has periodontal treatment failed to reduce adverse pregnancy outcomes? The answer may be prematureSteven Offenbacher
Department of Periodontology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7455, USA
J Periodontol 78:195-7. 2007 - Maternal periodontal disease in early pregnancy and risk for a small-for-gestational-age infantKim A Boggess
Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 194:1316-22. 2006..Understanding the mechanism of periodontal disease-associated adverse pregnancy outcomes could lead to interventions to improve fetal growth... - Antepartum vaginal bleeding, fetal exposure to oral pathogens, and risk for preterm birth at <35 weeks of gestationKim A Boggess
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 194:954-60. 2006..6-16.0). CONCLUSION: Vaginal bleeding is associated with fetal exposure to oral pathogens, which increases preterm birth risk. Whether bleeding is the cause of or result of fetal exposure to oral pathogens remains to be determined... - Commonality in chronic inflammatory diseases: periodontitis, diabetes, and coronary artery diseaseJanet H Southerland
Department of Dental Ecology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Periodontol 2000 40:130-43. 2006 - Third molar caries experience in middle-aged and older Americans: a prevalence studyElda L Fisher
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
J Oral Maxillofac Surg 68:634-40. 2010..To assess the prevalence of third molar caries experience in a middle-aged and older population and the relationship of these findings to caries experience in teeth more anterior in the mouth... - Aortic arch atheroma progression and recurrent vascular events in patients with stroke or transient ischemic attackSouvik Sen
Department of Neurology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA
Circulation 116:928-35. 2007..It is not known whether progression of aortic arch (AA) atheroma is associated with vascular events in patients with stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA)... - Periodontal disease increases the risk of preterm delivery among preeclamptic womenEstelle L Riché
Center for Oral and Systemic Diseases and Comprehensive Center for Inflammatory Disorders, School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Ann Periodontol 7:95-101. 2002..Our current objective was to determine whether maternal periodontal disease increases the risk for preterm delivery among preeclamptic women... - Third molars and periodontal pathologic findings in middle-age and older AmericansKevin L Moss
Department of Dental Ecology, University of North Carolina School of Dentistry, Chapel Hill, NC 27559 7450, USA
J Oral Maxillofac Surg 67:2592-8. 2009..To assess the association between the visible presence of third molars and the severity of periodontal pathologic findings on teeth more anterior in the mouth... - A perspective on the potential cardioprotective benefits of periodontal therapySteven Offenbacher
Am Heart J 149:950-4. 2005..These studies raise the possibility that periodontal disease may represent a modifiable risk factor that merits further study... - Periodontal health and systemic disordersYen Tung A Teng
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Dentistry, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario
J Can Dent Assoc 68:188-92. 2002..The coming era of periodontal medicine based upon molecular criteria will affect the future of periodontal diagnosis, treatment and professional practice... - Potential for gingival crevice fluid measures as predictors of risk for periodontal diseasesCatherine M E Champagne
Periodontol 2000 31:167-80. 2003 - Incidence of periodontal attachment loss over 5 years among older South AustraliansW Murray Thomson
Department of Oral Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
J Clin Periodontol 31:119-25. 2004..Most ALOSS in older people manifests as increases in GR, rather than PD. Diabetics should be targeted for intensive primary and secondary prevention of periodontal disease... - Changes in periodontal disease experience from 26 to 32 years of age in a birth cohortW Murray Thomson
Department of Oral Sciences, School of Dentistry, The University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
J Periodontol 77:947-54. 2006..Information is lacking on the natural history of periodontitis through the third and fourth decades of life... - Periodontitis and coronary artery calcification: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) studySarah A Nakib
Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA
J Periodontol 75:505-10. 2004..This study offers some reference for the magnitude of the association between CAC and periodontitis and information regarding the minimal power necessary for future studies... - Periodontal disease in patients with acute myocardial infarction: prevalence and contribution to elevated C-reactive protein levelsEfthymios N Deliargyris
Cardiology Section, Athens Medical Center, Athens, Greece
Am Heart J 147:1005-9. 2004..We hypothesized that PD is common in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and, when present, may result in an enhanced systemic inflammatory response with higher C-reactive protein (CRP) levels... - Socioeconomic disadvantage and periodontal disease: the Dental Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities studyLuisa N Borrell
Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, School of Dental and Oral Surgeons, Columbia University, 722 West 168th St, New York, NY 10032, USA
Am J Public Health 96:332-9. 2006..We used data from the Dental Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study to examine whether individual- and neighborhood-level socioeconomic characteristics were associated with periodontal disease... - The effects of periodontal therapy on vascular endothelial function: a pilot trialJohn R Elter
SciMetrika, LLC, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
Am Heart J 151:47. 2006.... - Cigarette smoking and periodontal disease among 32-year-olds: a prospective study of a representative birth cohortW Murray Thomson
Department of Oral Sciences, School of Dentistry, The University of Otago, Otago, New Zealand
J Clin Periodontol 34:828-34. 2007..Smoking is recognized as the primary behavioural risk factor for periodontal attachment loss (AL), but confirmatory data from prospective cohort studies are scarce... - Addressing oral health disparities in settings without a research-intensive dental school: collaborative strategiesDavid Easa
University of Hawaii, Manoa, Hawaii, USA
Ethn Dis 15:187-90. 2005..We hope that this collaborative, culturally competent approach may serve as a model for use in other settings without a research-intensive dental school... - Cannabis smoking and periodontal disease among young adultsW Murray Thomson
Department of Oral Sciences, Sir John Walsh Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Dunedin, New Zealand
JAMA 299:525-31. 2008..Tobacco smoking is a recognized behavioral risk factor for periodontal disease (through its systemic effects), and cannabis smoking may contribute in a similar way... - Oral health disparities and periodontal disease in Asian and Pacific Island populationsRosanne C Harrigan
University of Hawaii John A Burns School of Medicine, Manoa, USA
Ethn Dis 15:S5-39-46. 2005..While oral health disparities exist in many ethnic groups in Hawaii, the challenge of developing research and intervention programs is hampered by the lack of a dental school and adequate state resources... - IL1B gene promoter haplotype pairs predict clinical levels of interleukin-1beta and C-reactive proteinJohn Rogus
Interleukin Genetics Inc, 135 Beaver Street, Waltham, MA, 02452, USA
Hum Genet 123:387-98. 2008..These findings may apply to other inducible genes and could provide a logical framework for exploring disease risk related to genetic variability in pathogenic mediators... - Single nucleotide polymorphisms in the human interleukin-1B gene affect transcription according to haplotype contextHongmin Chen
Interleukin Genetics Inc, 135 Beaver Street, Waltham, MA 02452, USA
Hum Mol Genet 15:519-29. 2006..This finding underlines the importance of understanding the haplotype structure of populations used for genetic studies and may be especially important in the functional analysis of genetic variation across gene regulatory regions...
Research Grants
- Clinical Research Training in Oral Diseases for Future *James Beck; Fiscal Year: 2007....
- SYSTEMIC EFFECTS OF PERIODONTITISJames Beck; Fiscal Year: 2002..abstract_text> ..
- DENTAL ATHEROSCLEROSIS RISK IN COMMUNITIESJames Beck; Fiscal Year: 1999....