An investigation into the association among preterm birth, cytokine gene polymorphisms and periodontal disease

Objective  To investigate a putative relationship between preterm delivery and the carriage of polymorphic genes that code for the cytokines interleukin‐1β (IL‐1β) at codon +3953 and tumour necrosis factor‐α (TNF‐α) at codon −308 in a group of postpartum women and to elucidate if the concurrent presence of periodontal disease increased the risk of preterm delivery in this group.

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