Article
Genetic variations in MMP9 and MMP13 contribute to tooth agenesis in a Brazilian population.
Journal of oral science - 1 Jan 2013
Antunes Leonardo S, Küchler Erika C, Tannure Patricia N, Dias Juliana B L, Ribeiro Vanessa N, Lips Andrea, Costa Marcelo C, Antunes Lívia A, Granjeiro Jose M
Abstract excerpt
We investigated the association between polymorphisms in the MMP2 (rs243865), MMP9 (rs17576), and MMP13 (rs2252070) genes with tooth agenesis in humans. Two hundred eighty-five unrelated individuals (202 controls without tooth agenesis and 83 cases with tooth agenesis) were evaluated in a cross-sectional single-center study. The study participants were recruited through the Pediatric Dental Clinics of the Federal...
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