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| Year : 2013 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 369-372 |
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Genetic mutations in Gorlin-Goltz syndrome
Muthumula Daneswari1, Mutjumula Swamy Ranga Reddy2
1 Department of Pedodontics, Mamatha Dental College, Khammam, Andhra Pradesh, India
2 Department of Endodontics, Panineeya Mahavidyalaya Institute of Dental Sciences, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Correspondence Address:
Muthumula Daneswari
Department of Pedodontics, Mamatha Dental College, Khammam, Andhra Pradesh
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/0971-6866.120810
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Gorlin-Goltz syndrome is a rare multisystemic disease inherited in a dominant autosomal at a high level of penetrance and variable expressiveness. It is mainly characterized by basal cell carcinoma, odontogenic keratocyst and skeletal anomalies. Diagnosis is based upon established major and minor clinical and radiographic criteria and gene mutation analysis. This article presents a case of Gorlin-Goltz syndrome, its genetic predisposition, diagnosis and management. |
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