Combining genetic and single-cell expression data reveals cell types and novel candidate genes for orofacial clefting.

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Non-syndromic cleft lip with/without cleft palate (nsCL/P) is one of the most common birth defects and has a multifactorial etiology. To date, over 45 loci harboring common risk variants have been identified. However, the effector genes at these loci, and the cell types that are affected by risk alleles, remain largely unknown. To address this, we combined genetic data from an nsCL/P genome-wide association study...

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