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Here, we employed whole-exome sequencing (WES) and Sanger sequencing to screen for the suspected variants in a cohort of 151 tooth agenesis patients, and we segregated a novel KDF1 heterozygous missense variation, c.920G&gt;C (p.R307P), in a non-syndromic tooth agenesis family. Essential bioinformatics analyses and tertiary structural predictions were performed to analyze the structural changes and functional impacts of the novel KDF1 variant. The subsequent functional assessment using a TOP-flash\/FOP-flash luciferase reporter system demonstrated that KDF1 variants suppressed the activation of canonical Wnt signaling in 293T cells. To comprehensively investigate the KDF1-related oral morphological anomalies, we performed scanning electron microscopy and ground section of the lower right lateral deciduous incisor extracted from #285 proband, and histopathological assessment of the gingiva. The phenotypic analyses revealed a series of tooth morphological anomalies related to the KDF1 variant R307P, including a shovel-shaped lingual surface of incisors and cornicione-shaped marginal ridges with anomalous morphological occlusal grooves of premolars and molars. Notably, keratinized gingival epithelium abnormalities were revealed in the proband and characterized by epithelial dyskeratosis with residual nuclei, indistinct stratum granulosum, epithelial hyperproliferation, and impaired epithelial differentiation. Our findings revealed new developmental anomalies in the tooth and gingival epithelium of a non-syndromic tooth agenesis individual with a novel pathogenic KDF1 variant, broadening the phenotypic spectrum of KDF1-related disorders and providing new evidence for the crucial role of KDF1 in regulating human dental and oral epithelial development.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ijms232012465","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,10,18]],"date-time":"2022-10-18T21:18:02Z","timestamp":1666127882000},"page":"12465","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":11,"title":["KDF1 Novel Variant Causes Unique Dental and Oral Epithelial Defects"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"23","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8608-8354","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Miao","family":"Yu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Prosthodontics, Peking University School and Hospital of 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