[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.
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.