Integration of genome-wide association study and expression quantitative trait loci data identifies AIM2 as a risk gene of periodontitis.
Wenjing LiQiwen ZhengHuanxing MengDafang ChenPublished in: Journal of clinical periodontology (2020)
Our findings implicate that AIM2 is a susceptibility gene, expression of which in gingiva may influence periodontitis risk. Further functional investigation of AIM2 may provide new insight for periodontitis pathogenesis.