Trichodysplasia and amelogenesis imperfecta
This paper describes a family in which members of two generations have an X-linked type of enamel dysplasia. All affected persons have symmetric pits in the cuticles of their hair shafts. The observation of these concurrent traits raises questions about the classification of amelogenesis imperfecta...
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Published in | Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology Vol. 75; no. 1; pp. 86 - 89 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Saint Louis, MO
Elsevier Inc
1993
Mosby |
Subjects | |
Online Access | Get full text |
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Summary: | This paper describes a family in which members of two generations have an X-linked type of enamel dysplasia. All affected persons have symmetric pits in the cuticles of their hair shafts. The observation of these concurrent traits raises questions about the classification of amelogenesis imperfecta and the value of microscopic studies of the hair in the persons with purported isolated enamel dysplasias. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Case Study-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-4 content type line 23 ObjectType-Report-1 ObjectType-Article-3 |
ISSN: | 0030-4220 1878-2175 |
DOI: | 10.1016/0030-4220(93)90411-V |