Absence of mutations in the promoter region of the lef1 gene in Patients with hypodontia

• Main Authors: Elisângela R. Silva (Author), Regina C. R. Peres (Author), Raquel M. Scarel-Caminaga (Author), Ferdinando De Conto (Author), Sergio R. P. Line (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 2015-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Hypodontia, the congenital absence of one or a few permanent teeth, is one of the most frequent alterations of the human dentition. Although hypodontia does not represent a public health problem, it may cause both, speech and masticatory dysfunction as well as esthetic problems. Ablation of Lef1 gen...