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Recessive Mutations in ACP4 Cause Amelogenesis Imperfecta.
Journal of dental research - 1 Jan 2022
Kim Y J, Lee Y, Kasimoglu Y, Seymen F, Simmer J P, Hu J C-C, Cho E-S, Kim J-W
Abstract excerpt
Amelogenesis imperfecta (AI) is an innate disorder that affects the formation and mineralization of the tooth enamel. When diagnosed with AI, one's teeth can be hypoplastic (thin enamel), hypomature (normal enamel thickness but discolored and softer than normal enamel), hypocalcified (normal enamel thickness but extremely weak), or mixed conditions of the above. Numerous studies have revealed the genes that are...
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