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Characteristic phenotype of immortalized periodontal cells isolated from a Marfan syndrome type I patient.
Cell and tissue research - 1 Feb 2008
Shiga Momotoshi, Saito Masahiro, Hattori Mitsu, Torii Chiharu, Kosaki Kenjiro, Kiyono Tohru, Suda Naoto
Abstract excerpt
The periodontal ligament (PDL) is situated between the tooth root and alveolar bone, thereby supporting the tooth, and is composed of collagen and elastic system fibers. Marfan syndrome type I (MFS1, MIM #154700) is caused by mutations in FBN1 encoding fibrillin-1, which is a major microfibrillar protein of elastic system fibers. MFS1 is characterized by tall stature, aortic/mitral valve prolapse, and ectopia...
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