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A SHMT1 variant decreases the risk of nonsyndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate in Chile.
Oral diseases - 1 Jan 2020
Salamanca Carlos, González-Hormazábal Patricio, Recabarren Andrea S, Recabarren Pamela A, Pantoja Roberto, Leiva Noemi, Pardo Rosa, Suazo José
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To assess the association between polymorphic variants from SHMT1 and MTHFS genes, involved in the cytoplasmic futile folate cycle, and the risk of nonsyndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate (NSCL/P) in the Chilean population. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: In a sample of 139 Chilean NSCL/P cases and 278 controls, we obtained the genotypes for nine variants of SHMT1 and MTHFS and the association...
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