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Identification of a novel missense mutation of MSX1 gene in Chinese family with autosomal-dominant oligodontia.
Archives of oral biology - 1 Aug 2008
Xuan Kun, Jin Fang, Liu Yan-Li, Yuan Lin-Tian, Wen Ling-Ying, Yang Fu-Sheng, Wang Xiao-Jing, Wang Guo-Hua, Jin Yan
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Oligodontia is defined as the congenital absence of 6 or more permanent teeth excluding the third molar. The occurrence of non-syndromic still remains poorly understood, but in recent years some cases have been reported where mutations or polymorphisms of PAX9 and MSX1 had been associated with non-syndromic oligodontia. The objective of the present work was to study the phenotype and genotype of three...
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