40
Participants
Start Date
August 31, 2013
Primary Completion Date
July 31, 2015
Study Completion Date
August 31, 2015
incisional biopsy from placenta and GCF sample
A small piece of villous placental tissue (approximately 1 cm3) will be dissected free of maternal decidua from the placental bed after delivery of fetus processed to prepare tissue homogenate according to the standardized technique (Keelan JA, et al. 1999) GCF will be obtained from each patient by filter paper inserted in gingival crevice for few seconds after isolation by cotton.
Ain Shams University
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