KAI-1 protein expression in odontogenic cysts.

Giovanna Iezzi1, Adriano Piattelli, Luciano Artese

  • 1Dental School, University of Chieti-Pescara, Italy.

Journal of Endodontics
|February 27, 2007
PubMed
Summary

KAI-1 tumor suppressor gene expression was evaluated in odontogenic cysts. Radicular cysts and follicular cysts showed KAI-1 positivity, while parakeratinized keratocysts lacked expression, suggesting a role in cyst invasiveness.