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Fine mapping of locus Xq25.1-27-2 for a low caries experience phenotype.
Archives of oral biology - 1 May 2014
Küchler Erika C, Feng Ping, Deeley Kathleen, Fitzgerald Carly A, Meyer Chelsea, Gorbunov Anastasia, Bezamat Mariana, Reis Maria Fernanda, Noel Jacqueline, Kouzbari M Zahir, Granjeiro José M, Antunes Leonardo S, Antunes Livia A, de Abreu Fernanda Volpe, Costa Marcelo C, Tannure Patricia N, Seymen Figen, Koruyucu Mine, Patir Asli, Vieira Alexandre R
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to fine map the locus Xq25.1-27-2 in order to identify genetic contributors involved in low caries experience. DESIGN: Seventy-two families from the Philippines were studied. Caries experience was recorded and genomic DNA extracted from peripheral blood was obtained from all subjects. One hundred and twenty-eight polymorphisms in the locus Xq25.1-27-2, a region that...
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