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The Chronogenetics of Caries in Primary Dentition

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2014

L. Gedda ,
G. Brenci  and
G. Oddi
L. Gedda
Affiliation:
The Gregor Mendel Institute for Medical Genetics and Twin Studies, Rome, Italy
G. Brenci
Affiliation:
The Gregor Mendel Institute for Medical Genetics and Twin Studies, Rome, Italy
G. Oddi
Affiliation:
The Gregor Mendel Institute for Medical Genetics and Twin Studies, Rome, Italy

Abstract

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A chronogenetic analysis of caries has been carried out in a sample of 100 twin pairs (27 MZ, 64 DZ, 9 UZ) aged 3-8 years, taking into account the number of decayed teeth and the intensity and severity of caries. Heritability estimates, calculated for each of the various parameters considered, support the hypothesis of a genetic control of the time of onset of caries.

Type
Research Article
Information
Acta geneticae medicae et gemellologiae: twin research , Volume 26 , Issue 1 , January 1977 , pp. 17 - 20
Copyright
Copyright © The International Society for Twin Studies 1977

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