Gingival fibromatosis: study of three generations with consanguinity.
Familial gingival fibromatosis affecting six members among three generations of an Islamic family is reported. Clinical findings are reported and the inheritance pattern is discussed. Histopathologic examination of the excised tissue revealed mainly fibroblasts with prominent, rough-surfaced endoplasmic reticulum. Cells with vesicular nuclei, resembling mast cells, were also observed.
Kharbanda
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Department of Dental Surgery and Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
Sidhu
S S
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Panda
S K
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Deshmukh
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003241:Consanguinity; D005260:Female; D005351:Fibromatosis, Gingival / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D005799:Genes, Dominant; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008875:Middle Aged; D010375:Pedigree