<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Zupin, L</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Robino, A</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Navarra, C O</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pirastu, N</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Di Lenarda, R</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Gasparini, P</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Crovella, S</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Bevilacqua, L</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">LTF and DEFB1 polymorphisms are associated with susceptibility toward chronic periodontitis development.</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Oral Dis</style></secondary-title><alt-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Oral Dis</style></alt-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Adolescent</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Adult</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Aged</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Aged, 80 and over</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">beta-Defensins</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Case-Control Studies</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Chronic Periodontitis</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Female</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Genetic Predisposition to Disease</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Humans</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Lactoferrin</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Male</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Middle Aged</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Young Adult</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2017</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2017 Oct</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">23</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1001-1008</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;OBJECTIVES: &lt;/b&gt;Chronic periodontitis is a common pathological condition that affects the supporting tissue of the teeth, leading to progressive alveolar bone destruction and teeth loss. The disease is caused by bacteria and derives from an altered host immune and inflammatory response, also involving different factors such as the oral hygiene, smoking, and genetic background. The innate immune response, the first line of host defense, could also play an important role in the susceptibility to chronic periodontitis. In this study, we evaluated the possible association between periodontal disease and seven genetic variations within DEFB1 and LTF genes, encoding for β-defensins 1 and lactoferrin (two members of oral innate immune system), in an Italian isolated population.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;SUBJECTS AND METHODS: &lt;/b&gt;DEFB1 5'UTR g. -52G&gt;A (rs1799946), g. -44C&gt;G (rs1800972), g. -20G&gt;A (rs11362), 3'UTR c*5G&gt;A (rs1047031), c*87A&gt;G (rs1800971), LTF p.Ala29Thr (rs1126477), and p.Lys47Arg (rs1126478) single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were analyzed in 155 healthy individuals and 439 chronic periodontitis patients from North-East Italy.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;RESULTS: &lt;/b&gt;Significant associations were found between periodontitis and g. -20G&gt;A (rs11362) and g. -44C&gt;G (rs1800972) SNPs in DEFB1 gene as well as p.Ala29Thr (rs1126477) and p.Lys47Arg (rs1126478) SNPs in LTF gene.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;DISCUSSION: &lt;/b&gt;Our results suggest the involvement of DEFB1 and LTF genetic variations in the susceptibility toward development of periodontitis.&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">7</style></issue><custom1><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28485077?dopt=Abstract</style></custom1></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Bianco, A M</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Vuch, J</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Girardelli, M</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Zanin, V</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Marcuzzi, A</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Crovella, S</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Letter: inflammatory bowel disease, complementary and alternative medicine, and genetics.</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Aliment Pharmacol Ther</style></secondary-title><alt-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Aliment. 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Ther.</style></alt-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Complementary Therapies</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Female</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Humans</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Inflammatory Bowel Diseases</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Male</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Medication Adherence</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2012</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2012 May</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">35</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1110-1</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">9</style></issue><custom1><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25099779?dopt=Abstract</style></custom1></record></records></xml>