Article
Polymorphisms in FGF12, VCL, CX43 and VAX1 in Brazilian patients with nonsyndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate.
BMC medical genetics - 16 May 2013
de Aquino Sibele Nascimento, Messetti Ana Camila, Bagordakis Elizabete, Martelli-Júnior Hercílio, Swerts Mario Sergio Oliveira, Graner Edgard, Coletta Ricardo D
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Nonsyndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate (NSCL/P) is the most common orofacial birth defect with a wide range prevalence among different populations. Previous association studies with populations from Europe and Asia have identified putative susceptibility markers for NSCL/P in fibroblast growth factor 12 (FGF12), vinculin (VCL), connexin 43 (CX43) and in a region close to the ventral...
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