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Genetic variation in the proto-oncogene SKI and risk for orofacial clefting.
Molecular genetics and metabolism - 1 Nov 2005
Lu Wei, Volcik Kelly, Zhu Huiping, Wen Shu, Shaw Gary M, Lammer Edward J, Finnell Richard H
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BACKGROUND: SKI is a proto-oncogene that is required for development of the central nervous system and skeletal muscle, and is involved in specifying selected cranial neural-crest-derived craniofacial structures. To identify genetic variants within the SKI gene and investigate the potential association between SKI polymorphisms and risk for orofacial defects, we initially re-sequenced the gene. METHODS: DNA...
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