There were associations between AXIN2, FGF3, FGF10, and FGFR2 with tooth agenesis [i.e., individuals who carried the polymorphic allele of FGFR2 (rs1219648) presented higher risk for having premolar agenesis (p = 0.02; OR = 1.8; 95% C.I., 1.1-3.0)].
Affected patients may have aplasia or hypoplasia or minimal involvement of these glands, as there is considerable variation in expressivity [M. Entesarian, et al., Mutations in the gene encoding fibroblast growth factor 10 are associated with aplasia of lacrimal and salivary glands, Nat.Genet.37 (2) (2005) 125-127].