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However, the evolution of dental implants in these patients shows very adverse results. It is possible that basal genetic alterations, or at least some characteristics of these, may underlie these clinical results. The metabolic pathway of metallothioneins, molecules with an important influence on bone metabolism, could be one of the said alterations. Aims: To determine whether the expression of metallothioneins (MTs) and their metabolic pathway may be identified and related to the periodontitis and lack of osseointegration of dental implants in Down syndrome patients. Materials and Methods: Retrospective study of cases and controls by comparing patients with Down syndrome, periodontal disease, and implant failure (four patients, test group) with patients with Down syndrome, without periodontal disease, and without implant failure after two years of following (seven patients, control group), by extracting peripheral blood at the time of the dental examination to extract RNA and its subsequent processing in relation to gene expression of the metabolic pathway of metallothioneins. Results: The results identified low expression in the group of patients with periodontal disease and implant failure of genes MT1E, MT1H, MT1X, MT1A, MT1B, MT1C, MT1L, MT2A, MT1M, and MT1G. Conclusions: The low MT1 and MT2 gene expression seems to be related to the onset of periodontal disease and implant rejection in Down syndrome patients, although more data are required to confirm whether this relationship is due to one of the two conditions, to both independently, or to the two jointly\u2014this last option being indicated by our current study.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/genes10090711","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,9,16]],"date-time":"2019-09-16T03:17:57Z","timestamp":1568603877000},"page":"711","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":10,"title":["Metallothioneins in Failure of Dental Implants and Periodontitis Down Syndrome Patients"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"10","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5196-1675","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Maria","family":"Baus-Dom\u00ednguez","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Oral Surgery Department, Dentistry Faculty, University of Seville, 41009 Seville, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Raquel","family":"G\u00f3mez-D\u00edaz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla, 41007 Seville, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jose-Ram\u00f3n","family":"Corcuera-Flores","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Dentistry in Handicapped Patients Department, Dentistry Faculty, University of Seville, 41009 Seville, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9302-7138","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Daniel","family":"Torres-Lagares","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Oral Surgery Department, Dentistry Faculty, University of Seville, 41009 Seville, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jos\u00e9-Cruz","family":"Ruiz-Villandiego","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Dentistry in Handicapped Patients Department, Quir\u00f3n Hospital, 20012 San Sebasti\u00e1n, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Guillermo","family":"Machuca-Portillo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Dentistry in Handicapped Patients Department, Dentistry Faculty, University of Seville, 41009 Seville, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jos\u00e9-Luis","family":"Guti\u00e9rrez-P\u00e9rez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Oral Surgery Department, Dentistry Faculty, University of Seville, 41009 Seville, Spain"},{"name":"Oral and Maxillofacial Unit, Virgen del Rocio Hospital, 41009 Seville, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mar\u00eda-Angeles","family":"Serrera-Figallo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Dentistry in Handicapped Patients Department, Dentistry Faculty, University of Seville, 41009 Seville, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2019,9,14]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","first-page":"47","article-title":"Removable partial denture variations for the elderly patient","volume":"2","author":"Hoffman","year":"1986","journal-title":"Gerodontics"},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"113","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1741-2358.2007.00209.x","article-title":"A study of the prosthodontic and oral health needs of an ageing psychiatric population","volume":"25","author":"Bhansali","year":"2008","journal-title":"Gerodontology"},{"key":"ref_3","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"76","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1741-2358.2009.00314.x","article-title":"Oral implants in dependent elderly persons: Blessing or burden?","volume":"28","author":"Visser","year":"2011","journal-title":"Gerodontology"},{"key":"ref_4","first-page":"e478","article-title":"Implants in disabled patients: A review and update","volume":"19","year":"2014","journal-title":"Med. 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