Article
Interferon regulatory factor 6 variants affect nasolabial morphology in East Asian populations.
Archives of oral biology - 1 Jan 2018
Tomita Daisuke, Yamaguchi Tetsutaro, Nakawaki Takatoshi, Hikita Yu, Adel Mohamed, Kim Yong-Il, Haga Shugo, Takahashi Masahiro, Kawaguchi Akira, Isa Mutsumi, Park Soo-Byung, Ishida Hajime, Maki Koutaro, Kimura Ryosuke
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The interferon regulatory factor 6 gene (IRF6) is one of the most conspicuous genes among a large number of candidate risk genes for non-syndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate, which is considered to be a multifactorial defect. Variants of IRF6 are also suggested to affect normal craniofacial variations, especially in the area of the nose and the upper lip. In the present study, we used...
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