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Study of the poliovirus receptor related-1 gene in Thai patients with non-syndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate.
International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery - 1 Jun 2008
Tongkobpetch S, Suphapeetiporn K, Siriwan P, Shotelersuk V
Abstract excerpt
Non-syndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate (CL/P) has a complex etiology with several genetic and environmental factors playing a role. The poliovirus receptor related-1 gene (PVRL1) has been shown to underlie a syndromic form of CL/P and, in some populations, contribute to non-syndromic CL/P. To investigate whether mutations in PVRL1 play a part in the formation of non-syndromic CL/P in the Thai...
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