Increased Frequency of FcγRIIIb-NA1 Allele in Periodontitis-resistant Subjects in an Elderly Japanese Population

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Abstract
Many elderly people show minimum periodontal tissue destruction, which might be partly due to genetic advantages in host immune response against periodontopathic bacteria. The human IgG Fc receptor IIIb on neutrophils bears a NA1-NA2 polymorphism. The FcγRIIIb-NA1 displays a more efficient interaction with IgGl- and IgG3-opsonized bacteria, compared with the FcγRIIIb-NA2. We investigated a 70-year-old Japanese population (n = 599) to determine whether the FcγRIIIb polymorphism was associated with resistance to periodontitis. Among subjects with≥ 20 teeth present, periodontitis-resistant (n = 46) and periodontitis-susceptible groups (n = 73) were selected based on the percentage of sites with ≥ 4 mm probing attachment loss in the entire dentition. The FcγRIIIb-NA1 allotype was overrepresented in the periodontitis-resistant group, compared with the periodontitis-susceptible group (χ2 = 4.89, p = 0.03, odds ratio = 1.87, 95% CI, 1.07 to 3.28). This suggests that FcγRIIIb-NA1 may be associated with resistance to periodontitis.