HGF, hepatocyte growth factor, 3082

N. diseases: 671; N. variants: 22
Disease: Gingivitis ×
Source: ALL
Disease Score gda Association Type Type Original DB Sentence supporting the association PMID PMID Year
CUI: C0017574
Disease: Gingivitis
Gingivitis 		0.010 Biomarker disease BEFREE A recently developed, highly sensitive ELISA for HGF, with a detection limit of 1 pg/ml sample, has now enabled HGF to be measured in GCF.The mean HGF content in GCF from sites with clinically healthy gingiva, defined by the absence of overt signs of gingival inflammation and a probing depth (PD) <3 mm, was 1.7 ng/ml, and that of periodontitis, defined by obvious alveolar bone loss detected by radiographic examination and a PD> or =3 mm, was 3.23 ng/ml. 12243969 2002