The Relationship of Alpha1‐Antitrypsin to Inflammatory Periodontal Disease,
- 1 January 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in The Journal of Periodontology
- Vol. 50 (1) , 31-35
- https://doi.org/10.1902/jop.1979.50.1.31
Abstract
Alpha1-antitrypsin (alpha1-AT) is a serum protease inhibitor with a well established role in bodily defense against destructive inflammatory diseases. alpha1-AT exhibits inheritable genetic polymorphism (Pi types). Certain Pi types have been shown to predispose to emphysema and, in this study, also appear to be related to increased chronic periodontitis susceptibility.Keywords
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