[Angle's class II malocclusion: a report of seven cases in one family].
A family with Angle's Class ii malocclusion was identified in West China Stomatological Hospital of Sichuan University. The proband was a 22-year-old woman with Angle's Class II Division 2 malocclusion with congenitally missing teeth. A total of 15 members of the 3 generations in the family were investigated. There were 7 members (3 males, 4 females) with Angle's Class II malocclusion in the family. The results provide the primary basis for further study to localize the virulence gene.
Zhang
Xiao-ge
XG
Dept. of Orthodontics, West China College of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Yang
Fan
F
Chen
Lin
L
Chen
Song
S
Chen
Yang-xi
YX
D002681:China; D005260:Female; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008312:Malocclusion, Angle Class II; D019242:Oral Medicine; D014495:Universities