title: Preliminary evidence of an association between COL1A2 polymorphisms and dental fluorosis in a population with high fluoride exposure.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  COL1A2 gene polymorphisms (Pvu II and Rsa I), serum calciotropic hormone levels, and dental fluorosis. Huang H, Ba Y, Cui L, Cheng X, Zhu J, Zhang Y, et al. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 2008;36(6):517-22.
  
  
  METHODS
  Deborah V. Dawson, PhD, ScM PURPOSE/QUESTION: To assess the relationships among polymorphisms in the collagen type 1 alpha 2 (COL1A2) gene, serum calciotropic hormone levels, and dental fluorosis.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Government-Department of Science and Technology of Henan Province, China
  
  
  METHODS
  Case-control study
  
  
  METHODS
  Level 2: Limited-quality, patient-oriented evidence
  
  
  METHODS
  Not applicable.
authors.affiliation: , College of Dentistry, University of Iowa, N439E Dental Science Building, Dows Institute for Dental Research, Iowa City, IA 52242-1010, USA. deborah-dawson@uiowa.edu <deborah-dawson@uiowa.edu>
authors.forename: Deborah V
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Dawson