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Defective NaCl Reabsorption in Salivary Glands of Eda-Null X-LHED Mice.
Journal of dental research - 1 Oct 2018
Mukaibo T, Munemasa T, Masaki C, Cui C Y, Melvin J E
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the ectodysplasin A gene ( EDA) cause X-LHED (X-linked hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia), the most common human form of ectodermal dysplasia. Defective EDA signaling is linked to hypoplastic development of epithelial tissues, resulting in hypotrichosis, hypodontia, hypohidrosis, and xerostomia. The primary objective of the present study was to better understand the salivary gland dysfunction...
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