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The vitamin D receptor (VDR) is involved in a variety of biological processes, such as bone metabolism and modulation of the immune response. Recent findings suggest that the pathway involving bone mineral density-mediated effects is important for the development of periodontitis, but their effects of combined VDR gene polymorphisms have not been confirmed on periodontitis. We assessed the relationship between ApaI, BsmI, and FokI VDR polymorphisms and the risk of severe chronic periodontitis among Japanese adult men.
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Department of Preventive Medicine/Biostatistics, Medical Decision Making, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Japan.
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