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Growth hormone receptor gene variant and three-dimensional mandibular morphology.
The Angle orthodontist - 1 Jan 2017
Nakawaki Takatoshi, Yamaguchi Tetsutaro, Isa Mutsumi, Kawaguchi Akira, Tomita Daisuke, Hikita Yu, Suzuki-Tomoyasu Yoko, Adel Mohamed, Ishida Hajime, Maki Koutaro, Kimura Ryosuke
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship between three-dimensional mandibular morphology and growth hormone receptor (GHR) gene variants in a healthy Japanese population. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The subjects, who were unrelated Japanese orthodontic patients, consisted of 64 men and 114 women. Using the Taqman genotyping assay, GHR gene rs6184 and rs6180 variants were detected in genomic DNA extracted from saliva....
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