Dental implant placement in a patient with cystinosis. A case report
Introduction: Cystinosis is a rare genetic disease due to a defective transport of cystine out of the lysosomes, caused by a mutation of the gene encoding for the lysosomal carrier protein, the cystinosin. Cystine accumulation results in the formation of intracellular cystine cristals, that causes t...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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EDP Sciences
2018-10-01
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Series: | Journal of Oral Medicine and Oral Surgery |
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Online Access: | https://www.jomos.org/articles/mbcb/full_html/2018/03/mbcb170045/mbcb170045.html |