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Phenotypic variation in dentinogenesis imperfecta/dentin dysplasia linked to 4q21.
Journal of dental research - 1 Apr 2006
Beattie M L, Kim J-W, Gong S-G, Murdoch-Kinch C A, Simmer J P, Hu J C-C
Abstract excerpt
Dentinogenesis imperfecta (DGI) and dentin dysplasia (DD) are allelic disorders that primarily affect the formation of tooth dentin. Both conditions are autosomal-dominant and can be caused by mutations in the dentin sialophosphoprotein gene (DSPP, 4q21.3). We recruited 23 members of a four-generation kindred, including ten persons with dentin defects, and tested the hypothesis that these defects are linked to...
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