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| Year : 2010 |
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Oral abnormalities in the Ellis-van Creveld syndrome
Prashant Babaji
Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, SPPGIDMS, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Correspondence Address:
Prashant Babaji
Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, SPPGIDMS, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0970-9290.62791
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Ellis-van Creveld (EvC) syndrome is an autosomal recessive disorder, mainly affecting the ectodermal components such as, enamel, nail, and hair. The gene for EvC syndrome is located on chromosome 4p16. Patients with EvC syndrome characteristically presents with congenitally missing teeth, abnormal frenal attachment, microdontia, and hexadactyly. |
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