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Novel MMP20 and KLK4 Mutations in Amelogenesis Imperfecta.
Journal of dental research - 1 Aug 2015
Seymen F, Park J-C, Lee K-E, Lee H-K, Lee D-S, Koruyucu M, Gencay K, Bayram M, Tuna E B, Lee Z H, Kim Y-J, Kim J-W
Abstract excerpt
In order to achieve highly mineralized tooth enamel, enamel proteinases serve the important function of removing the remaining organic matrix in the mineralization and maturation of the enamel matrix. Mutations in the kallikrein 4 (KLK4), enamelysin (MMP20), and WDR72 genes have been identified as causing hypomaturation enamel defects in an autosomal-recessive hereditary pattern. In this report, 2 consanguineous...
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