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Familial non-syndromic cleft lip and palate--analysis of the IRF6 gene and clinical phenotypes.
European journal of orthodontics - 1 Apr 2008
Pegelow M, Peyrard-Janvid M, Zucchelli M, Fransson I, Larson O, Kere J, Larsson C, Karsten A
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to characterize Swedish families with non-syndromic cleft lip and/or palate (NSCL/P) for mutations or other sequence variants in the interferon regulatory factor 6 (IRF6) gene, as well as to describe their cleft phenotypes and hypodontia. Seventeen Swedish families with at least two family members with NSCL/P were identified and clinically evaluated. Extracted DNA from blood samples was...
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