Article
Increased risk of temporomandibular joint closed lock: a case-control study of ANKH polymorphisms.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Huang Boyen, Takahashi Katsu, Sakata Tomoko, Kiso Honoka, Sugai Manabu, Fujimura Kazuma, Shimizu Akira, Kosugi Shinji, Sato Tosiya, Bessho Kazuhisa
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to carry out a histological examination of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) in ank mutant mice and to identify polymorphisms of the human ANKH gene in order to establish the relationship between the type of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) and ANKH polymorphisms. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Specimens from the TMJ of ank mutant and wild-type mice were inspected with a haematoxylin and...
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