Article
TGFA and IRF6 contribute to the risk of nonsyndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate in northeast China.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Lu Yongping, Liu Qiang, Xu Wei, Li Zengjian, Jiang Miao, Li Xuefu, Zhao Ning, Liu Wei, Sui Yu, Ma Chao, Feng Wenhua, Han Weitian, Li Jianxin
Abstract excerpt
Nonsyndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate (NSCL/P) are common birth defects with a complex etiology. Multiple interacting loci and possible environmental factors influence the risk of NSCL/P. 12 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 7 candidate genes were tested using an allele-specific primer extension for case-control and case-parent analyses in northeast China in 236 unrelated patients, 185...
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