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A novel mutation in the DSPP gene associated with dentinogenesis imperfecta type II.
Journal of dental research - 1 Jan 2009
Lee S-K, Lee K-E, Jeon D, Lee G, Lee H, Shin C-U, Jung Y-J, Lee S-H, Hahn S-H, Kim J-W
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary dentin defects are divided into dentinogenesis imperfecta and dentin dysplasia. We identified a family segregating severe dentinogenesis imperfecta. The kindred spanned four generations and showed an autosomal-dominant pattern of inheritance. The proband was a child presenting with a severely affected primary dentition, with wide-open pulp chambers and multiple pulp exposures, resembling a DGI type III...
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