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Association of common variants in PAH and LAT1 with non-syndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate (NSCL/P) in the Polish population.
Archives of oral biology - 1 Apr 2014
Hozyasz Kamil K, Mostowska Adrianna, Wójcicki Piotr, Lasota Agnieszka, Wołkowicz Anna, Dunin-Wilczyńska Izabella, Jagodziński Paweł P
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Non-syndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate (NSCL/P) is a common structural malformation with a complex and multifactorial aetiology. Associations of abnormalities in phenylalanine metabolism and orofacial clefts have been suggested. METHODS: Eight single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of genes encoding phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) and large neutral l-amino acid transporter type 1 (LAT1),...
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