Homozygous Recessive Versican Missense Variation Is Associated With Early Teeth Loss in a Pakistani Family

Only a few genes involved in teeth development and morphology are known to be responsible for tooth abnormalities in Mendelian-inherited diseases. We studied an inbred family of Pakistani origin in which two first-cousin born brothers are affected by early tooth loss with peculiar teeth abnormalitie...

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Main Authors: Stefania Bigoni, Marcella Neri, Chiara Scotton, Roberto Farina, Patrizia Sabatelli, Chongyi Jiang, Jianguo Zhang, Maria Sofia Falzarano, Rachele Rossi, Davide Ognibene, Rita Selvatici, Francesca Gualandi, Dieter Bosshardt, Paolo Perri, Claudio Campa, Francesco Brancati, Marco Salvatore, Maria Chiara De Stefano, Domenica Taruscio, Leonardo Trombelli, Mingyan Fang, Alessandra Ferlini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fgene.2018.00723/full