Article
Genetic Association of MPPED2 and ACTN2 with Dental Caries.
Journal of dental research - 1 Jul 2014
Stanley B O C, Feingold E, Cooper M, Vanyukov M M, Maher B S, Slayton R L, Willing M C, Reis S E, McNeil D W, Crout R J, Weyant R J, Levy S M, Vieira A R, Marazita M L, Shaffer J R
Abstract excerpt
The first genome-wide association study of dental caries focused on primary teeth in children aged 3 to 12 yr and nominated several novel genes: ACTN2, EDARADD, EPHA7, LPO, MPPED2, MTR, and ZMPSTE24. Here we interrogated 156 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within these candidate genes for evidence of association with dental caries experience in 13 race- and age-stratified samples from 6 independent studies...
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