[Beta-thalassemia and its orodental implications. I. The clinical considerations].
The paper reviews the literature on oral modifications presented by subjects affected by beta-thalassemia, an hereditary hemopathy present in significant numbers in some areas of Italy. Following a description of the clinical characteristics of the disease, the paper focuses on the genetic alterations leading to the hemopathy and their implication in the onset of the thalassemic state.
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Università degli Studi di Napoli II, Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Istituto di Discipline Odontostomatologiche.
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D005914:Globins / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000235:genetics; D013789:Thalassemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics; D014076:Tooth Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000235:genetics
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Beta-talassemia ed implicazioni odontostomatologiche. Nota I.--Considerazioni cliniche.