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Association of DVL2 and AXIN2 gene polymorphisms with cleft lip with or without cleft palate in a Polish population.
Birth defects research. Part A, Clinical and molecular teratology - 1 Nov 2012
Mostowska Adrianna, Hozyasz Kamil K, Wójcicki Piotr, Lasota Agnieszka, Dunin-Wilczyńska Izabella, Jagodziński Paweł P
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Nonsyndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate (NSCL/P) is one of the most common congenital anomalies, with a complex and still not fully understood etiology. Given the important role of the Wnt/β-catenin pathway during craniofacial development, we decided to test the hypothesis that common polymorphic variants of the genes encoding crucial components of this signaling pathway might contribute...
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