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Phenotype and enamel ultrastructure characteristics in patients with ENAM gene mutations g.13185-13186insAG and 8344delG.
Archives of oral biology - 1 Mar 2007
Pavlic Alenka, Petelin Milan, Battelino Tadej
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The main clinical manifestations of amelogenesis imperfecta (AI) include alteration in the quality and quantity of enamel. AI is associated with different mutations in four genes: enamelin (ENAM), amelogenin (AMGX), kallikrein (KLK4) and enamelysin (MMP-20). Seven different mutations have been identified in the enamelin gene (ENAM). DESIGN: In this paper, we describe the phenotype and ultrastructure of...
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