Toll-like receptor 2 and 4 gene polymorphisms in generalized aggressive periodontitis
Articles > Article · 2007
Authors: Gülnur EMİNGİL, Afig BERDELİ, Haluk BAYLAS, Buket Han SAYGAN, Ali GÜRKAN, Timur KOESE, FATMA GÜL ATİLLA
JOURNAL OF PERIODONTOLOGY, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2007, vol 78, pp 1968-1977
Summary
Background: Toll-like receptors (TLRs) recognize exogenous ligands such as lipopolysaccharide and bacterial lipoprotein during the immune responses to pathogens. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether TLR2 and TLR4 gene polymorphisms are related to susceptibility to generalized aggressive periodontitis (GAgP).