About the Authors
- Flavia M. Carvalho
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Affiliation Department of Genetics, Institute of Biology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Eduardo M. B. Tinoco
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Affiliations Department of Periodontology, School of Dentistry, Rio de Janeiro State University, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Postgraduate Program in Dentistry, School of Health Sciences, UNIGRANRIO, Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Kathleen Deeley
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Affiliations Department of Oral Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Center for Craniofacial and Dental Genetics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Poliana M. Duarte
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Affiliation Department of Periodontics, Dental Research Division, Guarulhos University, Guarulhos, São Paulo, Brazil
- Marcelo Faveri
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Affiliation Department of Periodontics, Dental Research Division, Guarulhos University, Guarulhos, São Paulo, Brazil
- Marcelo R. Marques
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Affiliation Department of Morphology, Division of Histology, School of Dentistry at Piracicaba, University of Campinas, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil
- Adriana C. Mendonça
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Affiliation Department of Periodontics, Dental Research Division, Guarulhos University, Guarulhos, São Paulo, Brazil
- Xiaojing Wang
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Affiliations Department of Oral Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Center for Craniofacial and Dental Genetics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Karen Cuenco
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Affiliations Department of Oral Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Center for Craniofacial and Dental Genetics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Department of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Renato Menezes
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Affiliations Department of Oral Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Center for Craniofacial and Dental Genetics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Gustavo P. Garlet
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Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, School of Dentistry of Bauru, São Paulo University - FOB/USP, Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil
- Alexandre R. Vieira
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* E-mail: arv11@pitt.edu
Affiliations Department of Oral Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Center for Craniofacial and Dental Genetics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Department of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: EMBT ARV. Performed the experiments: FMC KD AM GPG. Analyzed the data: FMC EMBT KD PD AM XW KC RM GPG ARV. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: FMC EMBT PD MF MM GPG ARV. Wrote the paper: FMC ARV.