Increased risk of temporomandibular joint closed lock: a case-control study of ANKH polymorphisms.

OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to carry out a histological examination of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) in ank mutant mice and to identify polymorphisms of the human ANKH gene in order to establish the relationship between the type of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) and ANKH polymorphisms. MATER...

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Main Authors: Boyen Huang, Katsu Takahashi, Tomoko Sakata, Honoka Kiso, Manabu Sugai, Kazuma Fujimura, Akira Shimizu, Shinji Kosugi, Tosiya Sato, Kazuhisa Bessho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3189194?pdf=render