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amelogenin

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amelogenin /am·e·lo·gen·in/ (-jen´in) any of several proteins secreted by ameloblasts and forming the organic matrix of tooth enamel.


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For years, researchers have had good reason to suspect that a protein called amelogenin contributes to the growth of enamel in gums.
And because tooth enamel mineralization resembles the process of bone formation, isolation of the amelogenin gene may aid in detecting genes involved in inherited bone defects.
 
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