Cercetătorii americani au făcut această descoperire studiind cobai modificaţi genetic prin excluderea acestei gene. Aceşti şoareci s-au născut cu dinţi rudimentari care erau gata să erupă însă nu erau acoperiţi de smalţ, conform descrierii experimentului publicată în ultimul număr al revistei Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
”Nu este neobişnuit ca o genă să îndeplinească mai multe funcţii, dar înainte de această descoperire, nu ştiam care este gena responsabilă de formarea smalţului dentar”, a comentat Dr Chrissa Kioussi, coordonatoarea acestui experiment.
Această descoperire are aplicabilitate în stomatologieşi poate face posibilă creşterea şi înlocuirea dinţilor pierduţi. De asemenea, poate fi folosită pentru a întări smalţul dentar existent şi pentru a repara cariile
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