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Nonsyndromic Tooth Agenesis Overview

Ariadne Letra  1 , Brett Chiquet  2 , Emily Hansen-Kiss  3 , Simone Menezes  4 , Elizabeth Hunter  4
Margaret P Adam, Jerry Feldman, Ghayda M Mirzaa, Roberta A Pagon, Stephanie E Wallace, Anne Amemiya
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In: GeneReviews® [Internet]. Seattle (WA): University of Washington, Seattle; 1993.
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Nonsyndromic Tooth Agenesis Overview

Ariadne Letra et al.
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The purpose of this overview is to:

  1. 1

    Describe the clinical characteristics of nonsyndromic tooth agenesis (NSTA);

  2. 2

    Review the genetic causes of NSTA;

  3. 3

    Provide an evaluation strategy to identify the genetic cause of NSTA in a proband (when possible);

  4. 4

    Review management of NSTA following diagnosis: evaluations, treatment, and surveillance;

  5. 5

    Inform genetic counseling of family members of an individual with NSTA.

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