Katherine Azevedo Batistela Rodrigues Thuller, Lívia Azeredo Alves Antunes, Prescila Mota de Oliveira Kublitski, João Armando Brancher, Flares Baratto-Filho, Erika Calvano Küchler, Alice Corrêa Silva-Sousa, Manoel Damião Sousa-Neto, Marilisa Carneiro Leão Gabardo, Leonardo Santos Antunes
This study aimed to assess the association between genetic polymorphisms in BMP2 (rs1005464 and rs235768), BMP4 (rs17563), SMAD6 (rs2119261 and rs3934908) and RUNX2 (rs59983488 and rs1200425) and pulp stones (PS). A total of 117 participants, consisting of 63 individuals with PS and 54 without PS, were included. Digital radiographs and a demographic/clinical questionnaire were used. Genomic DNA from salivary cells was genotyped via real-time polymerase chain reaction. Statistical analyses, including Chi-Square, Fisher's exact tests, Poisson regression and dimensionality reduction, were conducted...
March 10, 2024: Australian Endodontic Journal: the Journal of the Australian Society of Endodontology Inc