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The prevalence of pseudoxanthoma elasticum-like connective tissue changes in an oral biopsy service and review of the literature.
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology - 1 Apr 2015
Harrington Christine, Beck F Michael, Allen Carl M, Kalmar John R
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OBJECTIVE: The objective of this pilot study is to determine the prevalence of pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE)-like connective changes in an oral biopsy service and compare it with the estimated prevalence of PXE as well as to the prevalence of the mutated PXE gene ABCC6. STUDY DESIGN: This prevalence study utilized 500 oral mucosal biopsy specimens received from the biopsy service of the Oral Pathology...
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