Identification of immunoreactive epitopes of the Porphyromonas gingivalis heat shock protein in periodontitis and atherosclerosis.

P.Gingivalis antibodies were found in 100% of a sample of atherosclerosis patients, cross-reactive with human hsp60 . This pathogen is a cause of gum disease, or periodontal disease which have been associated with both atherosclerosis and Alzheimer's disease
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