Amelogenesis Imperfecta
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01746121 |
Recruitment Status :
Terminated
First Posted : December 10, 2012
Last Update Posted : July 11, 2018
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Amelogenesis Imperfecta (AI) are a heterogeneous group of rare genetic diseases transmitted according to various mode of inheritance (X-linked, autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive) affecting the formation/mineralization of tooth enamel. These diseases exist in isolation with clinical manifestations limited to the oral cavity or may be associated to other symptoms in syndromes. Many different genes (AMELX, ENAM, ENAMELYSIN or MMP20, KLK4, DLX3, FAM83H, FAM20A WDR72…) coding for enamel matrix proteins, enamel matrix degrading proteins, proteins involved in hydroxyapatite formation and growth and mineralization processes have been discovered responsible for the clinical phenotypes (hypoplastic, hypomineralized, hypomature) encountered in AI.
Genes involved in enamel formation but not yet identified in association with any form of AI include: AMELY, AMELOBLASTIN, TUFTELIN, AMELOTIN, A Pin protein, ODAM (Odontogenic ameloblast associated).
In this research protocol the investigators explore the phenotype including the enamel ultrastructure and the genotype of a cohort of patients presenting AI.
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment |
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Amelogenesis Imperfecta | Genetic: Salivary and blood sampling, as part of routine care. Collection of exfoliated teeth. |
Study Type : | Observational |
Actual Enrollment : | 600 participants |
Observational Model: | Family-Based |
Time Perspective: | Cross-Sectional |
Official Title: | Clinical and Molecular Study of Amelogenesis Imperfecta |
Actual Study Start Date : | November 2009 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | March 2013 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | January 2016 |

Group/Cohort | Intervention/treatment |
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Amelogenesis Imperfecta
Salivary and blood sampling, as part of routine care. Collection of exfoliated teeth
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Genetic: Salivary and blood sampling, as part of routine care. Collection of exfoliated teeth. |
healthy family members
Salivary and blood sampling, as part of routine care. Collection of exfoliated teeth
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Genetic: Salivary and blood sampling, as part of routine care. Collection of exfoliated teeth. |
- Natural history of Amelogenesis Imperfecta [ Time Frame: at day of enrollment ]Familial, medical, dental history
- Phenotype of Amelogenesis Imperfecta [ Time Frame: at day of enrollment ]Clinical and radiographic examination Type of enamel defects Associated dental or craniofacial anomalies
- Genetic Bases of Amelogenesis Imperfecta [ Time Frame: within 3 years after enrollment ]Genetic analysis
- Ultrastructure of teeth hard tissues [ Time Frame: within 3 years after enrollment ]Ultrastructure analysis of teeth hard tissues
Biospecimen Retention: Samples With DNA

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Ages Eligible for Study: | Child, Adult, Older Adult |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Sampling Method: | Non-Probability Sample |
Inclusion criteria:
- Patient presenting with AI
- New patient or patient already known in the center
- Child (in his primary dentition) or adult
- Man or woman
- Having signed a consent form or accepted to participate to the study
- Patient affiliated to social security
- Validation of the inclusion by the principal investigator looking at the patient file
Exclusion criteria:
- Patient with acquired enamel defects
- Patient whose clinical diagnostic is not possible
- Patient whose clinical file does not contain teeth photos
- Patient who has not signed a consent form and accepted to participate to the study
- Patient who is not affiliated to social security.
- Non validation of the inclusion by the principal investigator looking at the patient file

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01746121
France | |
Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg | |
Strasbourg, Alsace, France, 67091 |
Principal Investigator: | Bloch-Zupan Agnes, DChD, PhD, HDR, PU-PH | University Hospital of Strasbourg |
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Responsible Party: | University Hospital, Strasbourg, France |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01746121 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
4266 |
First Posted: | December 10, 2012 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | July 11, 2018 |
Last Verified: | February 2013 |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Amelogenesis Imperfecta Dental Enamel Hypoplasia Tooth Abnormalities Stomatognathic System Abnormalities |
Stomatognathic Diseases Tooth Diseases Congenital Abnormalities |