EBV-I was found to be positive in 32 subjects (46.38%) (n = 25, 36.24% periodontitis; n = 7, 10.14% MIPP) [17,24,27,28], negative in 37 (53.62%) (n = 28, 40.58% periodontitis, n = 9, 13.04% MIPP) [17,24,26,27,28]. The gene discussed is MINPP1; the disease is periodontitis.