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Risk variants in BMP4 promoters for nonsyndromic cleft lip/palate in a Chilean population.
BMC medical genetics - 19 Dec 2011
Suazo José, Tapia Julio C, Santos José Luis, Castro Víctor G, Colombo Alicia, Blanco Rafael
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Bone morphogenetic protein 4 gene (BMP4) plays a key role during maxillofacial development, since orofacial clefts are observed in animals when this gene is conditionally inactivated. We recently reported the existence of association between nonsyndromic cleft lip/palate (NSCLP) and BMP4 polymorphisms by detecting transmission deviations for haplotypes that include a region containing a BMP4 promoter...
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