A cross-sectional investigation into the association between Porphyromonas gingivalis and autoantibodies to citrullinated proteins in a German population.

Kolade OluwagbemigunTülay Yucel-LindbergThomas DietrichGregory TourNatalia SherinaMonika HanssonManuela BergmannKarin LundbergHeiner Boeing

Published in: Therapeutic advances in musculoskeletal disease (2019)

Our study suggests that in specific subgroups of individuals with systemic inflammation, higher salivary P.g DNA is associated with elevated serum ACPA. These data support a role for P.g in the development of anticitrulline immunity.

Keyphrases

systemic lupus erythematosus
circulating tumor
electronic health record
single molecule
nucleic acid
data analysis