Variants of the human NR1I2 (PXR) locus in chronic periodontitis

M Folwaczny1, B Tengler, J Glas

  • 1Poliklinik für Zahnerhaltung und Parodontologie, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany. mfolwa@dent.med.uni-muenchen.de

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