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Abstract
Background: Certain genes present variants associated with molar-incisor hypomineralization (MIH) pathogenesis, especially genes encoding enamel development proteins related to morphogenesis, immune response, and hormone transcription and reception, demonstrating that MIH is likely a gene-environment issue with multiple genes having small individual effects.
Objective: To evaluate the association between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and MIH.
Methodology: A sample of 90 children with MIH and 262 children without MIH were included in this study. Calibrated examiners diagnosed MIH (Kappa≥0.75) using the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry (EAPD) criteria and modified DDE index in clinical exams. SNPs in the IL-6 (rs2069840 and rs2069833), ESR (rs9340799, rs1256049, rs4986938, and rs2234693), VDR (rs739837 and rs2228570), and 5-HTT genes (rs1042173 and rs38133034) were genotyped by real-time polymerase chain reaction from oral mucosa cells collected. Associations between MIH and SNPs genotypes (recessive and dominant models) and allele frequencies were tested using the chi-square test. Odds ratio (OR) and confidence intervals (CI) were calculated. A significance level of 5% was adopted. Genotypes were tested by the Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium using chi-square.
Results: In rs4986938 (ESR2 gene), children with CT/TT presented significantly lower odds of MIH than CC (OR=0.57, CI 95% [0.35-0.92]). There was no significant association between MIH and other evaluated genes.
Conclusion: The genetic polymorphism in the ESR gene is associated with MIH, suggesting that MIH etiology presents a polygenetic involvement.
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The Journal of Applied Oral Science is committed in publishing the scientific and technologic advances achieved by the dental community, according to the quality indicators and peer reviewed material, with the objective of assuring its acceptability at the local, regional, national and international levels. The primary goal of The Journal of Applied Oral Science is to publish the outcomes of original investigations as well as invited case reports and invited reviews in the field of Dentistry and related areas.