Association of polymorphisms in genes involved in enamel formation, taste preference and immune response with early childhood caries in Saudi pre-school children.

Saudi J Biol Sci · 2021 · PMC8071886 · PMID 33911954

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borderline significanceP = 0.063so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

When environmental risk factors for ECC were included as covariates during multivariate analysis, AG variant in rs1784418 of MMP20 gene remained less frequent in NS-ECC cases compared to controls with borderline significance (OR = 0.542; 95% CI = 0.285–1.033, P = 0.063).

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highly significantno p-value reported

Conversely, a highly significant association between the rs12640848 GG genotype and protection against dental caries in primary teeth was reported in Polish children ( Gerreth et al., 2016 ).

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