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Genetic analysis of familial non-syndromic primary failure of eruption.
Orthodontics & craniofacial research - 1 May 2009
Frazier-Bowers S A, Simmons D, Koehler K, Zhou J
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OBJECTIVES: While some eruption disorders occur as part of a medical syndrome, primary failure of eruption (PFE) - defined as a localized failure of secondary tooth eruption - exists without systemic involvement. Recent studies support that heredity may play an important role in the pathogenesis of PFE. The objective of our human genetic study is to investigate the genetic contribution to PFE. MATERIALS AND...
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