The presence of local and circulating autoreactive B cells in patients with advanced periodontitis

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Authors

Tord Berglundh · University of Gothenburg

Abstract

It is suggested that both circulating and local B cells in periodontitis susceptible individuals have a higher propensity to autoreactive properties than B cells of patients with a low susceptibility to periodontitis.

Topics & Keywords

Oral microbiology and periodontitis research Salivary Gland Disorders and Functions Oral Health Pathology and Treatment

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Journal Of Clinical Periodontology

Volume 29, Issue 4, pp. 281-286

DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-051x.2002.290402.x

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