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Cleft lip with cleft palate, ankyloglossia, and hypodontia are associated with TBX22 mutations.
Journal of dental research - 1 Apr 2011
Kantaputra P N, Paramee M, Kaewkhampa A, Hoshino A, Lees M, McEntagart M, Masrour N, Moore G E, Pauws E, Stanier P
Abstract excerpt
X-linked cleft palate and ankyloglossia (CPX) are caused by mutations in the TBX22 transcription factor. To investigate whether patients with ankyloglossia alone or in the presence of other craniofacial features including hypodontia or CLP might be caused by TBX22 mutations, we analyzed 45 Thai patients with isolated ankyloglossia, 2 unusual CPA families, and 282 non-syndromic Thai and UK patients with CLP. Five...
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