Article
Polymorphisms in GABRB3 and oral clefting in the Brazilian population.
DNA and cell biology - 1 Mar 2013
Filézio Marcella Rosa, Bagordakis Elizabete, de Aquino Sibele Nascimento, Pereira Messetti Ana Camila, Martelli-Júnior Hercílio, Swerts Mário Sérgio Oliveira, Graner Edgard, Coletta Ricardo D, Paranaíba Lívia Máris Ribeiro
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of the γ-aminobutyric acid receptor type A β-3 subunit (GABRB3) polymorphisms in patients with nonsyndromic cleft lip and/or palate (NSCL/P). We carried out a structured case-control analysis of three GABRB3 polymorphisms (rs4477673, rs6576618, and rs981778) in 229 patients with nonsyndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate (CL±P) and in 314 unaffected...
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