Dental implant placement in a patient with cystinosis. A case report

• Main Authors: Bretaudeau Clara (Author), Paredes Francesca Siu (Author), Sergheraert Johan (Author), Massa Luciana (Author), Laurence Sébastien (Author), Diebold Marie-Hélène (Author), Lefèvre Benoît (Author), Mauprivez Cédric (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: EDP Sciences, 2018-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Introduction: Cystinosis is a rare genetic disease due to a defective transport of cystine out of the lysosomes, caused by a mutation of the gene encoding for the lysosomal carrier protein, the cystinosin. Cystine accumulation results in the formation of intracellular cystine cristals, that causes t...