Relationship between conversion of localized juvenile periodontitis-susceptible children from health to disease and Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans leukotoxin promoter structure - Bueno, L C; Mayer, M P; DiRienzo, J M (Journal of periodontology (1970), 1998)
Keywords: Adolescent; Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans - genetics; Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans - pathogenicity; Aggressive Periodontitis - genetics; Aggressive Periodontitis - microbiology; Aggressive Periodontitis - physiopathology; Bacterial Toxins - genetics; Base Pairing; Child; Clone Cells; Cytotoxins - genetics; Disease Progression; Disease Susceptibility; DNA, Bacterial - genetics; Exotoxins - genetics; Female; Gene Deletion; Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; Genetic Variation - genetics; Genotype; Humans; Male; Nucleic Acid Hybridization; Odds Ratio; Operon - genetics; Polymerase Chain Reaction; Promoter Regions, Genetic - genetics; Transcription, Genetic; Virulence