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A new locus for hereditary gingival fibromatosis (GINGF2) maps to 5q13-q22.
Genomics - 1 Jun 2001
Xiao S, Bu L, Zhu L, Zheng G, Yang M, Qian M, Hu L, Liu J, Zhao G, Kong X
Abstract excerpt
Gingival fibromatosis (GINGF) is an oral disorder characterized by enlargement of the gingiva. It occurs either as the sole phenotype or combined with other symptoms. Thus far, one GINGF locus has been mapped on chromosome 2, at 2p21, and a second possible locus has been mapped to 2p13. However, the genes responsible for this disorder have not been elucidated. We identified a four-generation Chinese GINGF family...
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