Article
Occurrence of the Carabelli trait in twins discordant or concordant for cleft lip and/or palate.
Acta odontologica Scandinavica - 1 Dec 1996
Laatikainen T, Ranta R
Abstract excerpt
The frequency and expression of the Carabelli trait among 36 twin pairs discordant or concordant for cleft lip and/or palate were investigated. Four of 10 monozygotic (MZ) and 24 of 26 dizygotic (DZ) pairs of twins were discordant for clefts. The frequency of the trait on the first upper molars o...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Child
- Cleft Lip
- Cleft Palate
- Female
- Finland
- Genetic Markers
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Male
- Maxilla
- Molar
- Tooth Crown
