Genetic Variations in the Human Gelatinase A (Matrix Metalloproteinase‐2) Promoter Are Not Associated With Susceptibility to, and Severity of, Chronic Periodontitis

Abstract

Our findings suggest that polymorphisms in the MMP-2 gene promoter do not contribute significantly to the interindividual periodontitis susceptibility and/or severity in European Caucasians, and they are not regulatory variants in this disease.