Reduced hydrolysis of amelogenin may result in X-linked amelogenesis imperfecta
β Scribed by Wu Li; Carolyn W Gibson; William R Abrams; David W Andrews; Pamela K DenBesten
- Book ID
- 117640213
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 198 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0945-053X
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Amelogenins are an heterogenous family of proteins produced by ameloblasts of the enamel organ during tooth development. Disturbances of enamel formation occur in amelogenesis imperfecta, a clinically heterogenous group of inherited disorders characterised by defective enamel biomineralisation. An a
A family with X-linked amelogenesis imperfecta (XAI) is described in which the disease is associated with a nonsense mutation in exon 5 of the amelogenin gene. This mutation involves a single base deletion (CCCC-->CCC) in the exon in an affected male, his sister and his mother. The effect of this de