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Genetic approaches to identify disease genes for birth defects with cleft lip/palate as a model.
Birth defects research. Part A, Clinical and molecular teratology - 1 Dec 2004
Lidral Andrew C, Murray Jeffrey C
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BACKGROUND: Understanding the etiology of birth defects is an important step toward developing improved treatment and preventive strategies. Most birth defects have an underlying genetic basis, ranging from single genes playing dominant or recessive roles in Mendelian disorders to a mixture of contributions from multiple genes and environmental triggers in complex traits. The purpose of this article is to provide...
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