Amelogenin gene influence on enamel defects of cleft lip and palate patients

• Main Authors: Fernanda Veronese OLIVEIRA (Author), Thiago José DIONÍSIO (Author), Lucimara Teixeira NEVES (Author), Maria Aparecida Andrade Moreira MACHADO (Author), Carlos Ferreira SANTOS (Author), Thais Marchini OLIVEIRA (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica, 2014-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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The aim of this study was to investigate the occurrence of mutations in the amelogenin gene (AMELX) in patients with cleft lip and palate (CLP) and enamel defects (ED). A total of 165 patients were divided into four groups: with CLP and ED (n=46), with CLP and without ED (n = 34), without CLP and wi...