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Van Der Woude syndrome: variable penetrance of a novel mutation (p.Arg 84Gly) of the IRF6 gene in a Turkish family.
International journal of molecular medicine - 1 Feb 2005
Item Chike Bellarmine, Turhani Dritan, Thurnher Dietmar, Yerit Kaan, Sinko Klaus, Wittwer Gert, Adeyemo Wasiu Lanre, Frei Klemens, Erginel-Unaltuna Nihan, Watzinger Franz, Ewers Rolf
Abstract excerpt
Van der Woude syndrome (VWS) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by clefts of the lip and/or palate (CL+/-P), lip pits, bifid uvula and hypodontia. Mutations of the interferon regulatory factor 6 gene (IRF6) have been recently described in patients with VWS. The entire 9 exons of the IRF6 gene in two brothers of Turkish origin clinically diagnosed with Van der Woude syndrome and four healthy family...
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