Gertzman GB, Rivas ML, Strumeyer DH. Population distribution of human salivary amylases: differential inhibition by wheat protein.
J Dent Res 1980;
59:1010-5. [PMID:
6154723 DOI:
10.1177/00220345800590060101]
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Abstract
Based upon response to an inhibitor from wheat gliadin, 80 random samples of human salivary amylase were separated into three phenotypic groups. Each phenotype occurred with a high frequency rendering this a polymorphinc locus. The susceptibility to the inhibitor may be a useful marker for studies of tendency to caries and periodontal disease as well as for studies of genetic variation and linkage.
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