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Search for genomic alterations in monozygotic twins discordant for cleft lip and/or palate.
Twin research and human genetics : the official journal of the International Society for Twin Studies - 1 Oct 2009
Kimani Jane W, Yoshiura Koh-Ichiro, Shi Min, Jugessur Astanand, Moretti-Ferreira Danilo, Christensen Kaare, Murray Jeffrey C
Abstract excerpt
Phenotypically discordant monozygotic twins offer the possibility of gene discovery through delineation of molecular abnormalities in one member of the twin pair. One proposed mechanism of discordance is postzygotically occurring genomic alterations resulting from mitotic recombination and other somatic changes. Detection of altered genomic fragments can reveal candidate gene loci that can be verified through...
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