Replication of the association of <scp>GLT</scp>6<scp>D</scp>1 with aggressive periodontitis in a <scp>S</scp>udanese population

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Authors

Nada Tawfig Hashim · University of Khartoum

Gerard J. Linden · Queen's University Belfast

Muntasir Ibrahim · University of Khartoum

Bakri Gobara Gismalla · University of Khartoum

Fionnuala T. Lundy · Queen's University Belfast

Francis J. Hughes · King's College London

Ikhlas El Karim

Abstract

The study independently replicated the finding that rs1537415, a variant in glycosyl transferase gene GLT6D1, is associated with AgP and provided the first report of genetic associations with AgP in a Sudanese population.

Topics & Keywords

Oral microbiology and periodontitis research Oral Health Pathology and Treatment HIV/AIDS oral health manifestations

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Partnerships for the goals

Publication Details

Published in: Journal Of Clinical Periodontology

Volume 42, Issue 4, pp. 319-324

DOI: 10.1111/jcpe.12375

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