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A study of the ultrastructure and gene location of hereditary gingival fibromatosis.
Zhonghua kou qiang yi xue za zhi = Zhonghua kouqiang yixue zazhi = Chinese journal of stomatology - 1 May 2002
Yang Minghua, Zhang Dongsheng, Xiao Shangxi, Huang Xiaofeng, Zheng Jilie, Kong Xiangyin
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To ascertain histology changes of hereditary gingival fibromatosis (HGF) and the location of HGF gene. METHODS: A pedigree analyses of HGF; and the ultrastructure of gingival overgrowth tissue was observed with electron microscopy. The overgrowth of the HGF gene was defined with microsatellite markers. RESULTS: The connective tissue of HGF consisted of coarse collagen bundles and several kinds of cells...
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