Periodontal disease in patients with WHIM syndrome

CONCLUSIONS: Overall, WHIM syndrome patients presented with an increased severity of periodontitis despite past and ongoing neutrophil mobilization treatments. GOF mutations in CXCR4 may be a risk factor for periodontitis in humans.PMID:38185798 | DOI:10.1111/jcpe.13940

Source: Journal of Clinical Periodontology - January 7, 2024 Category: Dentistry Authors: Laurie Brenchley David H McDermott Pamela J Gardner Lakmali M Silva Ji-Liang Gao Elena Cho Daniel Velez Niki M Moutsopoulos Philip M Murphy David Fraser Source Type: research