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MMP20 active-site mutation in hypomaturation amelogenesis imperfecta.
Journal of dental research - 1 Nov 2005
Ozdemir D, Hart P S, Ryu O H, Choi S J, Ozdemir-Karatas M, Firatli E, Piesco N, Hart T C
Abstract excerpt
The Amelogenesis Imperfecta (AI) are a group of clinically and genetically heterogeneous disorders that affect enamel formation. To date, mutations in 4 genes have been reported in various types of AI. Mutations in the genes encoding the 2 enamel proteases, matrix metalloproteinase 20 (MMP20) and kallikrein 4 (KLK4), have each been reported in a single family segregating autosomal-recessive hypomaturation AI. To...
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