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Mutations in COL1A1 and COL1A2 and dental aberrations in children and adolescents with osteogenesis imperfecta - A retrospective cohort study.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Andersson Kristofer, Dahllöf Göran, Lindahl Katarina, Kindmark Andreas, Grigelioniene Giedre, Åström Eva, Malmgren Barbro
Abstract excerpt
Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a heterogeneous group of disorders of connective tissue, caused mainly by mutations in the collagen I genes (COL1A1 and COL1A2). Dentinogenesis imperfecta (DGI) and other dental aberrations are common features of OI. We investigated the association between collagen I mutations and DGI, taurodontism, and retention of permanent second molars in a retrospective cohort of 152 unrelated...
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