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[Genetic polymorphisms of GSTM1 and GSTT1 in mothers of children with isolated cleft lip with or without cleft palate].
Przeglad lekarski - 1 Jan 2005
Hozyasz Kamil K, Mostowska Adrianna, Surowiec Zbigniew, Jagodziński Paweł P
Abstract excerpt
Orofacial clefts are one of the most common developmental malformations (OMIM #119530, #119540), which aetiology is very complex and associated with both genetic and environmental factors. One of the main environmental factors increasing the risk of having a child with an oral cleft is maternal cigarette smoking. The effect of maternal smoking may be modified by genes involved in biotransformation of toxic...
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