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The study investigates the AG1 gene, now renamed Dmpl (dentin matrix protein 1), which is crucial for dentin mineralization and linked to dentinogenesis imperfecta Type II. In situ hybridization revealed that AG1 mRNA is exclusively expressed in fully differentiated odontoblasts, while chromosomal mapping placed the gene on mouse chromosome 5q21, associated with Fgf5. The findings suggest that Dmpl is a candidate gene for mineralization disorders in humans, as it corresponds to a locus linked to similar con

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misskeeshamahabir
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