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Inhabitual autosomal recessive form of dentin dysplasia type I in a large consanguineous Moroccan family.
European journal of medical genetics - 1 Aug 2013
Cherkaoui Jaouad I, El Alloussi M, Laarabi F Z, Bouhouche A, Ameziane R, Sefiani A
Abstract excerpt
Dentin dysplasia is a rare autosomal dominant genetic disease characterized by defect of dentin development and the causal gene is DSPP (Dentin Sialophosphoprotein gene). We report in the present study a large Moroccan family in which dentin dysplasia is clearly transmitted as an autosomal recessive trait. Four males and females family members born from healthy consanguineous parents are carriers of the typical...
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