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Oligodontia is caused by mutation in LTBP3, the gene encoding latent TGF-beta binding protein 3.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Apr 2009
Noor Abdul, Windpassinger Christian, Vitcu Irina, Orlic Marija, Rafiq Muhammad Arshad, Khalid Mahwish, Malik Mahmood Nasir, Ayub Muhammad, Alman Benjamin, Vincent John B
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We have identified a consanguineous Pakistani family where oligodontia is inherited along with short stature in an autosomal-recessive fashion. Increased bone density was present in the spine and at the base of the skull. Using high-density single-nucleotide polymorphism microarrays for homozygosity mapping, we identified a 28 Mb homozygous stretch shared between affected individuals on chromosome 11q13....
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