Article
GWAS of dental caries patterns in the permanent dentition.
Journal of dental research - 1 Jan 2013
Shaffer J R, Feingold E, Wang X, Lee M, Tcuenco K, Weeks D E, Weyant R J, Crout R, McNeil D W, Marazita M L
Abstract excerpt
The importance of susceptibility genes in the risk for dental caries has been clearly established. While many candidate caries genes have been proposed, to date, few of them have been rigorously validated through observational and experimental studies. Moreover, most genetic epidemiological studies have analyzed global caries phenotypes that ignore the possibility that genes may exert differential effects across...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
