Dentistry and molecular biology: A promising field for tooth agenesis management

Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 226, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 243-249

  Boeira Junior, Breno Ramos ^a   Echeverrigaray, Sergio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAXIAS DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dental agenesis; Molecular biology; MSX1 transcription factor; Mutation; PAX9 transcription factor

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR MSX1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX9;

CRANIOFACIAL DEVELOPMENT; DENTAL PRACTICE; DENTISTRY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DNA DETERMINATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; GENE FUNCTION; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HYPODONTIA; INCIDENCE; MEDLINE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PALATE; REVIEW; TOOTH DEVELOPMENT; TOOTH MALFORMATION;

ANODONTIA; DENTISTRY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HUMANS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 84858968780     PISSN: 00408727     EISSN: 13493329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1620/tjem.226.243     Document Type: Review

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