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Novel nonsense mutation in MSX1 causes tooth agenesis with cleft lip in a Chinese family.
European journal of oral sciences - 1 Aug 2012
Liang Jia, Zhu Lingling, Meng Liuyan, Chen Dong, Bian Zhuan
Abstract excerpt
Tooth agenesis is one of the most common developmental disorders in humans. Previous studies have attributed non-syndromic tooth agenesis to mutations in several genes, including MSX1, PAX9, EDA, and AXIN2. In this study, we investigated a Chinese family with tooth agenesis combined with cleft lip. Genomic DNA was isolated from blood samples of all available family members. Candidate genes MSX1 and PAX9 were...
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