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Novel IRF6 variant in orofacial cleft patients from Durban, South Africa.
Molecular genetics & genomic medicine - 1 May 2023
Naicker Thirona, Alade Azeez, Adeleke Chinyere, Mossey Peter A, Awotoye Waheed A, Busch Tamara, Li Mary, Olotu Joy, Aldous Colleen, Butali Azeez
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BACKGROUND: To date, there are over 320 variants identified in the IRF6 gene that cause Van der Woude syndrome or popliteal pterygium syndrome. We sequenced this gene in a South African orofacial cleft cohort to identify the causal IRF6 variants in our population. METHOD: Saliva samples from 100 patients with syndromic and non-syndromic CL ± P were collected. Patients were recruited from the cleft clinics at two...
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