Genome-wide association study identifies four loci associated with eruption of permanent teeth.

The sequence and timing of permanent tooth eruption is thought to be highly heritable and can have important implications for the risk of malocclusion, crowding, and periodontal disease. We conducted a genome-wide association study of number of permanent teeth erupted between age 6 and 14 years, ana...

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Main Authors: Frank Geller, Bjarke Feenstra, Hao Zhang, John R Shaffer, Thomas Hansen, Ann-Louise Esserlind, Heather A Boyd, Ellen A Nohr, Nicholas J Timpson, Ghazaleh Fatemifar, Lavinia Paternoster, David M Evans, Robert J Weyant, Steven M Levy, Mark Lathrop, George Davey Smith, Jeffrey C Murray, Jes Olesen, Thomas Werge, Mary L Marazita, Thorkild I A Sørensen, Mads Melbye
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-09-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21931568/?tool=EBI