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Consequences of X-linked hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia for the human jaw bone.
Frontiers of oral biology - 1 Jan 2009
Lesot H, Clauss F, Manière M C, Schmittbuhl M
Abstract excerpt
Mutations of the Eda gene, which encodes for ectodysplasin-A1, result in X-linked hypohydrotic ectodermal dysplasia (XLHED). This pathology may lead to severe oligodontia, subsequently requiring implant therapy. Since Eda is suspected to participate in bone development, the jaw bone status was investigated in XLHED patients in order to adjust the surgical protocol. Using computed tomography, densitometric...
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