| Literature DB >> 12940569 |
Rosalia Leonardi1, Sheldon Peck, Mario Caltabiano, Ersilia Barbato.
Abstract
The palatally displaced canine (PDC) anomaly is a tooth malposition occurring in 1% to 3% of most populations. From the results of family studies, the PDC phenotype appears to be under strong genetic influence. In this study we report monozygotic (MZ) twin girls with bilateral PDC expression. The finding of PDC anomaly in MZ twins--to our knowledge, the first such published case--lends further support to evidence of genetic control of the PDC anomaly.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 12940569 DOI: 10.1043/0003-3219(2003)073<0466:PDCAIM>2.0.CO;2
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Angle Orthod ISSN: 0003-3219 Impact factor: 2.079