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JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS
Volume 57, Issue 10, Pages 654-659Publisher
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/jhg.2012.90
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Japanese; Korean; PAX9; tooth agenesis; tooth size
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- KAKENHI [22390393, 22687023]
- Heiwa Nakajima Foundation
- Rising Star Program for Subtropical Island Sciences of the University of the Ryukyus
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [22687023, 22370087, 22390393] Funding Source: KAKEN
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Studies on the heredity of dental characteristics in humans have indicated that the variance in many dental traits results from genetic variation. However, the genetic factors that influence commonly occurring dental variants are poorly understood. Paired domain box 9 (PAX9) codes a transcription factor that is important in tooth development. We investigated whether PAX9 polymorphisms are associated with normal variations in tooth agenesis and morphology. The study subjects were 273 Japanese and 223 Korean adults. Single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in PAX9 (rs2295222, rs4904155, rs2073244, rs12881240 and rs4904210) were genotyped, and third molar agenesis and mesiodistal and buccolingual diameters were measured. We found that four of the five SNPs were significantly associated with the crown size. However, no SNP was associated with third molar agenesis. In additional analyses on non-metric dental traits, we found significant associations of PAX9 SNPs with shoveling of upper first incisors. In summary, common variants in PAX9 contributed to morphological variation in permanent teeth in humans. Journal of Human Genetics (2012) 57, 654-659; doi:10.1038/jhg.2012.90; published online 19 July 2012
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