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Dental abnormalities in a mouse model for craniometaphyseal dysplasia.
Journal of dental research - 1 Feb 2013
Dutra E H, Chen I-P, Reichenberger E J
Abstract excerpt
Mice carrying a knock-in mutation (Phe377del) in the Ank gene replicate many skeletal characteristics of human craniometaphyseal dysplasia, including hyperostotic mandibles. Ank (KI/KI) mice have normal morphology of erupted molars and incisors but excessive cementum deposition with increased numbers of Ibsp- and Dmp1-positive cells on root surfaces. The cervical loops of adult Ank...
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