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Variation in IRF6 contributes to nonsyndromic cleft lip and palate.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Sept 2005
Blanton Susan H, Cortez Amy, Stal Samuel, Mulliken John B, Finnell Richard H, Hecht Jacqueline T
Abstract excerpt
Nonsyndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate (NSCLP) is a common craniofacial birth defect which results in lifelong medical and social consequences. While there have been a number of attempts to identify the genes responsible for this disorder, the results have not been consistent among populations and no single gene has been identified as playing a major susceptibility role. Van der Woude syndrome, a...
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