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Genome-wide meta-analyses identify five new risk loci for nonsyndromic orofacial clefts in the Chinese Han population.
Molecular genetics & genomic medicine - 1 Oct 2023
Yu Yafen, Zhen Qi, Chen Weiwei, Yu Yanqin, Li Zhuo, Wang Yirui, Fan Wencheng, Luo Sihan, Wang Daiyue, Bai Yuanming, Bian Zhuan, He Miao, Sun Liangdan
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BACKGROUND: Nonsyndromic orofacial clefts (NSOFCs) are the most common craniofacial birth malformations in humans and are generally classified as nonsyndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate (NSCL/P) and nonsyndromic cleft palate only (NSCPO). Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) of NSOFCs have demonstrated multiple risk loci and candidate genes; however, published risk factors are able to explain only...
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