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Hypodontia as a risk marker for epithelial ovarian cancer: a case-controlled study.
Journal of the American Dental Association (1939) - 1 Feb 2008
Chalothorn Leigh A, Beeman Cynthia S, Ebersole Jeffrey L, Kluemper G Thomas, Hicks E Preston, Kryscio Richard J, DeSimone Christopher P, Modesitt Susan C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Genetic mutations that result in hypodontia also may be associated with abnormalities in other parts of the body. The authors conducted a study to establish the prevalence rates of hypodontia among subjects with epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) and control subjects to explore possible...
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