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Growth hormone receptor gene is related to root length and tooth length in human teeth.
The Angle orthodontist - 1 Sept 2018
Hikita Yu, Yamaguchi Tetsutaro, Tomita Daisuke, Adel Mohamed, Nakawaki Takatoshi, Katayama Koshu, Maki Koutaro, Kimura Ryosuke
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To examine the relationship between tooth length and growth hormone receptor (GHR) gene variants in a healthy Japanese population. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The subjects consisted of 193 Japanese adults (69 men, 124 women), aged 13 to 56 years. Genomic DNA was extracted from saliva and genotyped GHR rs6184 and rs6180 variants using the Taqman genotyping. Computed tomography (CT) images were acquired...
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