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Mutation screening of IRF6 among families with non-syndromic oral clefts and identification of two novel variants: review of the literature.
European journal of medical genetics - 1 Jun 2012
Salahshourifar Iman, Wan Sulaiman Wan Azman, Halim Ahmad Sukari, Zilfalil Bin Alwi
Abstract excerpt
Non-syndromic oral clefts share the main clinical features of Van der Woude Syndrome (VWS), with the exception of the lower lip pit. Thus, about 15% of VWS cases are indistinguishable from cases with non-syndromic oral clefts. IRF6 mutations are the major cause of VWS; however, variants in this gene show strong association with non-syndromic oral clefts, with a higher increased risk among cases with cleft lip...
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