Association of Tumour Necrosis Factor-Alpha with Periodontitis Patients in North Indian Population.

Researchers examined TNF-α gene variants in 182 healthy and 182 periodontitis patients from North India, finding that two specific genetic variants were significantly associated with periodontal disease status and may indicate genetic susceptibility.

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