Journal article
Enamel defects and salivary methylmalonate in methylmalonic acidemia
Abstract
INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE: To characterize enamel defects in patients with methylmalonic acidemia (MMA) and cobalamin (cbl) metabolic disorders and to examine salivary methylmalonate levels in MMA.
SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Teeth from patients (n = 32) were evaluated for enamel defects and compared with age- and gender-matched controls (n = 55). Complementation class (mut, cblA, cblB and cblC) and serum methylmalonate levels were examined. Primary …
Authors
Bassim C; Wright J; Guadagnini J; Muralidharan R; Sloan J; Domingo D; Venditti C; Hart T
Journal
Oral Diseases, Vol. 15, No. 3, pp. 196–205
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
4 2009
DOI
10.1111/j.1601-0825.2008.01509.x
ISSN
1354-523X