Epigenetic influences may explain dental differences in monozygotic twin pairs.

doi:10.1111/j.1834-7819.2005.tb00347.x

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Epigenetic influences may explain dental differences in monozygotic twin pairs.

Australian dental journal - 1 Jun 2005

Townsend G C, Richards L, Hughes T, Pinkerton S, Schwerdt W

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BACKGROUND: Comparisons between monozygotic (MZ) co-twins have tended to focus on the similarities between their dentitions rather than differences. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of discordant expression for simple hypodontia and supernumerary teeth in MZ twin pairs and to explain how phenotypic differences might occur despite their similar genotypes. METHODS: Records of 278 pairs of MZ...

Topics

Adolescent
Adult
Anodontia
Bicuspid
Child
Child, Preschool
Diseases in Twins
Epigenesis, Genetic
Female
Genotype
Humans
Incisor
Male
Middle Aged
Odontogenesis
Phenotype
Radiography, Panoramic
Tooth, Supernumerary

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PMID: 16050088
DOI: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.2005.tb00347.x

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