Archives of Oral Biology
Volume 55, Issue 7 , Pages 494-501 , July 2010

Gingival overgrowth in cyclosporine, tacrolimus, or sirolimus-based immunosuppressive regimens and the single nucleotide IL-6 (−174 G/C) gene polymorphism

  • Luís Otávio Miranda Cota

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dental Clinics, Oral Pathology and Oral Surgery, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
    • Avenida Antonio Carlos, 6627 Pampulha, PO Box 359, Zip Code 31270-901, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
    • ,
  • Michelle Beatriz Viana

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dental Clinics, Oral Pathology and Oral Surgery, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
    • Avenida Antonio Carlos, 6627 Pampulha, PO Box 359, Zip Code 31270-901, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
    • ,
  • Paula Rocha Moreira

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dental Clinics, Oral Pathology and Oral Surgery, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
    • Avenida Antonio Carlos, 6627 Pampulha, PO Box 359, Zip Code 31270-901, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
    • ,
  • Ricardo Santiago Gomez

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dental Clinics, Oral Pathology and Oral Surgery, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
    • Avenida Antonio Carlos, 6627 Pampulha, PO Box 359, Zip Code 31270-901, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
    • ,
  • José Roberto Cortelli

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dentistry, Periodontics Research Division, University of Taubaté, Taubaté, São Paulo, Brazil
    • Avenida Nove de Julho, 245 Centro, Zip Code 12020-200, Taubaté, SP, Brazil
    • ,
  • Sheila Cavalca Cortelli

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dentistry, Periodontics Research Division, University of Taubaté, Taubaté, São Paulo, Brazil
    • Avenida Nove de Julho, 245 Centro, Zip Code 12020-200, Taubaté, SP, Brazil
    • ,
  • Fernando Oliveira Costa

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dental Clinics, Oral Pathology and Oral Surgery, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
    • Avenida Antonio Carlos, 6627 Pampulha, PO Box 359, Zip Code 31270-901, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Federal University of Minas Gerais, Department of Dental Clinics, Oral Pathology and Oral Surgery, Antonio Carlos Avenue, 6627 Pampulha, PO Box 359, Zip Code 31270-901, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil. Tel.: +55 31 3409 2412x2427; fax: +55 31 3282 6787.

,Accepted 6 April 2010.

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PII: S0003-9969(10)00100-7

doi: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2010.04.001

Archives of Oral Biology
Volume 55, Issue 7 , Pages 494-501 , July 2010

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