Publication details
Plasminogen-Activator-Inhibitor-1 Promoter Polymorphism as a Risk Factor for Adult Periodontitis in Non-Smokers
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| Year of publication | 2002 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Genes Immun |
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| Field | ORL, ophthalmology, stomatology |
| Keywords | gene; polymorphism; PAI-1; periodontitis |
| Description | Periodontal diseases belong to the most common chronic disorders affecting mankind. Smoking and impaired plasminogen activation with hypercoagulation and fibrinolysis inhibition have been proposed as having a role in predisposition to these diseases We investigated relationships among adult periodontitis, smoking and a variation in the deletion/insertion (4G/5G) promoter polymorphism of the plasminogen-activator-inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) gene in 304 Caucasian subjects. An association was detected between the deletion (4G) allele (and 4G/4G genotype) and periodontitis (p=0.0022, Pcorr.LT.0.01, p=0.014, Pcorr.LT.0.05). Even a stronger association occurred in non-smokers (p=0.00021, Pcorr.LT.0.01, p=0.0024, Pcorr.LT.0.05) where the presence of the PAI-1 gene 4G allele appears to be one of the risk factors for periodontitis. |
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