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Association between bone morphogenetic protein 4 gene polymorphisms with nonsyndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate in a chilean population.
DNA and cell biology - 1 Feb 2010
Suazo José, Santos José Luis, Jara Lilian, Blanco Rafael
Abstract excerpt
Nonsyndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate (NSCLP) is one of the most common birth defects in humans with both genetic and environmental components involved in its expression. Experimental evidences have postulated that bone morphogenetic protein 4 gene (Bmp4) is involved in the etiology of cleft lip with or without cleft palate (CL/P) in mice. In our study we analyzed the association between BMP4 and...
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