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Phenotypes of CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein beta deficiency: hyperdontia and elongated coronoid process.
Oral diseases - 1 Mar 2013
Huang B, Takahashi K, Sakata-Goto T, Kiso H, Togo Y, Saito K, Tsukamoto H, Sugai M, Akira S, Shimizu A, Bessho K
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OBJECTIVES: This investigation aimed to conduct a case-control study of mandibular morphology and dental anomalies to propose a relationship between mandibular/dental phenotypes and deficiency of CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein beta (CEBPB). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Skulls of CEBPB(-/-), CEBPB(+/-) and CEBPB(+/+) mice were inspected with micro-computed tomography. Mandibular morphology was assessed with a method of...
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