Severe hypodontia and oral xanthomas in Alagille syndrome

American Journal of Medical GeneticsVolume 93, Issue 3 p. 250-252 Letter to the Editor Severe hypodontia and oral xanthomas in Alagille syndrome† Nicola C. Ho, Corresponding Author Nicola C. Ho [email protected] Medical Genetics Branch, NHGRI, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MarylandMedical Genetics Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, Maryland.Search for more papers by this authorFelicitas Lacbawan, Felicitas Lacbawan Medical Genetics Branch, NHGRI, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MarylandSearch for more papers by this authorClair A. Francomano, Clair A. Francomano Medical Genetics Branch, NHGRI, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MarylandSearch for more papers by this authorVictor Ho, Victor Ho Department of Oral Pathology, National University of Singapore, SingaporeSearch for more papers by this author Nicola C. Ho, Corresponding Author Nicola C. Ho [email protected] Medical Genetics Branch, NHGRI, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MarylandMedical Genetics Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, Maryland.Search for more papers by this authorFelicitas Lacbawan, Felicitas Lacbawan Medical Genetics Branch, NHGRI, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MarylandSearch for more papers by this authorClair A. Francomano, Clair A. Francomano Medical Genetics Branch, NHGRI, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MarylandSearch for more papers by this authorVictor Ho, Victor Ho Department of Oral Pathology, National University of Singapore, SingaporeSearch for more papers by this author First published: 28 July 2000 https://doi.org/10.1002/1096-8628(20000731)93:3<250::AID-AJMG18>3.0.CO;2-ACitations: 16 † This article was prepared by a group consisting of both United States government and non-United States government empoloyees, and as such is subject to 17 U.S.C. sec. 105. 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