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Grouping patients for masseter muscle genotype-phenotype studies.
The Angle orthodontist - 1 Mar 2012
Moawad Hadwah Abdelmatloub, Sinanan Andrea C M, Lewis Mark P, Hunt Nigel P
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To use various facial classifications, including either/both vertical and horizontal facial criteria, to assess their effects on the interpretation of masseter muscle (MM) gene expression. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Fresh MM biopsies were obtained from 29 patients (age, 16-36 years) with various facial phenotypes. Based on clinical and cephalometric analysis, patients were grouped using three different...
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