TY - JOUR
T1 - Bacterial agglutinin activity in the saliva of human identical and fraternal twins
AU - Malamud, Daniel
AU - Christensen, Carol M.
AU - Navazesh, Mahvash
AU - Davis, Cheryl
PY - 1988
Y1 - 1988
N2 - The major factor in human saliva responsible for the specific aggregation of oral streptococci is a high molecular-weight glycoprotein (agglutinin). To determine if the level of this glycoprotein in whole and parotid saliva was genetically determined, agglutinin activity for Streptococcus sanguis and Streptococcus mutans in saliva obtained from identical and fraternal twins was compared. Evidence for the heritability of agglutinin activity and also parotid flow rate and total protein was obtained. There was no evidence for a significant genetic contribution to salivary sodium concentration.
AB - The major factor in human saliva responsible for the specific aggregation of oral streptococci is a high molecular-weight glycoprotein (agglutinin). To determine if the level of this glycoprotein in whole and parotid saliva was genetically determined, agglutinin activity for Streptococcus sanguis and Streptococcus mutans in saliva obtained from identical and fraternal twins was compared. Evidence for the heritability of agglutinin activity and also parotid flow rate and total protein was obtained. There was no evidence for a significant genetic contribution to salivary sodium concentration.
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U2 - 10.1016/0003-9969(88)90104-5
DO - 10.1016/0003-9969(88)90104-5
M3 - Article
C2 - 3257085
AN - SCOPUS:0024152284
SN - 0003-9969
VL - 33
SP - 801
EP - 805
JO - Archives of Oral Biology
JF - Archives of Oral Biology
IS - 11
ER -