Genetic, environmental and epigenetic influences on variation in human tooth number, size and shape

Odontology

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-9

  Townsend, Grant ^a,b,c   Bockmann, Michelle ^a,b,c   Hughes, Toby ^a,b,c   Brook, Alan ^a,b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b Centre for Orofacial Research and Learning (CORAL)   (Australia)

^c International Collaborating Network in Oro facial Genetics and Development   (Australia)

^d QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epigenetics; Genes; Phenomics; Teeth; Twins

Indexed keywords

DENTITION; EMBRYO INDUCTION; EPIGENETICS; GENETICS; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; ODONTOMETRY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TOOTH; TOOTH DEVELOPMENT; TWINS;

DENTITION; EMBRYONIC INDUCTION; EPIGENOMICS; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMANS; ODONTOGENESIS; ODONTOMETRY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TOOTH; TWIN STUDIES AS TOPIC;

EID: 84855903732     PISSN: 16181247     EISSN: 16181255     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10266-011-0052-z     Document Type: Review

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