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[Genetic aspects of cherubism].
Revue de stomatologie et de chirurgie maxillo-faciale - 1 Apr 2006
Brix M, Peters H, Ranfaing E, Ricbourg B
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INTRODUCTION: Cherubism is an extensive kystic process of the mandibula. The diagnosis is often established in children presented swelling of the jaws. The familial determinism of cherubism is well-known, and recently autosomal dominant cases have been described with detection of the exon 9 - SH3BP2 mutation. OBSERVATION: We describe the case of a 14-year-old boy with grade I cherubism diagnosed late. The...
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