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. 2016 Sep 30;2(3):208-215.
doi: 10.1002/cre2.40. eCollection 2016 Dec.

Inflammatory mediator polymorphisms associate with initial periodontitis in adolescents

Anna Maria Heikkinen  1 , Kaisa Kettunen  2 , Leena Kovanen  3 , Jari Haukka  3   4 , Jessica Elg  1 , Heidi Husu  1 , Taina Tervahartiala  1 , Pirkko Pussinen  1 , Jukka Meurman  1 , Timo Sorsa  1   5
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Inflammatory mediator polymorphisms associate with initial periodontitis in adolescents

Anna Maria Heikkinen et al. Clin Exp Dent Res. .

Abstract

Several studies have addressed cytokine gene polymorphisms and their possible associations with periodontitis. We examined the association between salivary anti- and pro-inflammatory mediator polymorphisms and initial periodontitis in Finnish adolescents, taking into account the effect of smoking. Salivary samples of 93 clinically examined adolescents from Eastern Finland were analyzed. Their oral health and smoking habits were recorded. Periodontal probing depth (PPD), and bleeding on probing (BOP) at four sites per tooth, root calculus (RC), and visible plaque index (VPI) were recorded from the index teeth. Salivary MMP-8 median values were assessed. The sites with ≥4 mm PD were categorized as follows: PPD1 = one or more ≥4 mm pocket, PPD2 = two or more ≥4 mm pockets, and PPD3 = three or more ≥4 mm pockets. Genomic DNA was extracted from 300 μl of the saliva samples by genomic QIAamp® DNA Blood Mini Kit and genotyped for polymorphisms. Genetic variants for genotyping were selected from the following genes of interest: S100A8, FCGR2A, FCGR2B, IL10, MMP8, MMP3, MMP13, VDR, TLR4, MMP2, MPO, ELANE, IL1A, IL1B, IL1RN, CD28, MMP9, DDX39B, NFKBIL1, LTA, TNF, SOD2, IL6, TLR4, TIMP1, and SYN1. After false discovery rate control (FDR), polymorphisms in MMP3 (rs679620, rs520540, rs639752), CD28 (rs3116496), and VDR (rs2228570) associated (FDR q < 0.05) with deepened periodontal pockets. Smoking did not affect the results. Genetic polymorphisms of pro-inflammatory mediators MMP3, CD28, and VDR seem to link to initial periodontitis.

Keywords: adolescent; genetic; periodontitis; polymorphism.

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