A haplotype block downstream of plasminogen is associated with chronic and aggressive periodontitis.
Matthias MunzHong ChenYvonne Jockel-SchneiderKnut AdamPer HoffmanKlaus BergerThomas KocherJoerg MeylePeter EickholzChristof DoerferMatthias LaudesAndré UitterlindenWolfgang LiebAndre FrankeStefan SchreiberSteven OffenbacherKimon DivarisCorinna BruckmannBruno G LoosSøeren JepsenHenrik DommischArne S SchaeferPublished in: Journal of clinical periodontology (2017)
Our findings support a role of genetic variants in PLG in the aetiology of periodontitis.
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