Prevalence of Epstein-Barr virus type 1 in patients with chronic periodontitis by nested-PCR.
Pak J Biol Sci
; 10(24): 4547-50, 2007 Dec 15.
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in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19093530
ABSTRACT
The present study evaluated the subgingival presence of Epstein-Barr virus type 1 (EBV-1) in patients with chronic periodontitis with nested-PCR. Subgingival plaque samples from 61 patients with chronic periodontitis with Probing Depth (PD) > or = 6 and 40 healthy controls were collected by sterile curette. DNA was extracted. A nested Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) method determined presence of EBV-1. The study included 61 patients (34 women, 27 men; 24-69 years of age; mean 43) and 40 periodontally health controls (22 Women, 18 men, 21-69 years in age; mean 41.35%). EBV type 1 was detected in 37 samples (60.7%) and 1 samples (2.5%) of chronic periodontitis patients and healthy subjects, respectively. This study demonstrated that EBV-1 infection is associated with the activity of chronic periodontitis.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Periodontitis
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Herpesvirus 4, Human
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Dental Plaque
Type of study:
Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Pak J Biol Sci
Year:
2007
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Iran
Publication country:
PAKISTAN
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PAQUISTÃO
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PK