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SUBMITTER: Kim JW
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3775375 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kim J W JW Seymen F F Lee K E KE Ko J J Yildirim M M Tuna E B EB Gencay K K Shin T J TJ Kyun H K HK Simmer J P JP Hu J C-C JC
Journal of dental research 20130819 10
Amelogenesis imperfecta (AI) can be either isolated or part of a larger syndrome. Junctional epidermolysis bullosa (JEB) is a collection of autosomal-recessive disorders featuring AI associated with skin fragility and other symptoms. JEB is a recessive syndrome usually caused by mutations in both alleles of COL17A1, LAMA3, LAMB3, or LAMC2. In rare cases, heterozygous carriers in JEB kindreds display enamel malformations in the absence of skin fragility (isolated AI). We recruited two kindreds wi ...[more]