Sfrp4 Is Required for Proper Dental Formation and Stem Cell Regulation

Researchers found that loss of the Sfrp4 gene in mice causes shorter incisors with reduced dentin and enamel, molar changes consistent with taurodontism, and decreased stem cell populations and proliferation in tooth-forming tissues.

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