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Human genes influence the interaction between Streptococcus mutans and host caries susceptibility: a genome-wide association study in children with primary dentition

Streptococcus mutans is a well-known cause of dental caries, due to its acidogenicity, aciduricity, and ability to synthesize exopolysaccharides in dental plaques. Intriguingly, not all children who carry S. mutans manifest caries, even with similar characteristics in oral hygiene, diet, and other e...

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Autores principales: Meng, Ying, Wu, Tongtong, Billings, Ronald, Kopycka-Kedzierawski, Dorota T., Xiao, Jin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6544625/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31148553
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41368-019-0051-4