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Kamal Nahas

Diagnostic dilemma: A doctor discovered the gene mutation behind his family's mysterious missing-teeth condition

Adult hand holding a baby tooth between the pointer finger and thumb.

The patient: Dr. John Graham, a professor of medical genetics and pediatrics at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles

The symptoms: Most newborn babies don't have any teeth, but Graham already had a few when he was born. These teeth fell out very shortly after birth, but adult teeth never replaced them — a condition known as tooth agenesis. With time, though, the rest of Graham's mouth filled with teeth.

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