Article
Association between alleles of the transforming growth factor alpha locus and cleft lip and palate in the Chilean population.
American journal of medical genetics - 17 Jul 1995
Jara L, Blanco R, Chiffelle I, Palomino H, Carreño H
Abstract excerpt
Two RFLPs at the TGFA locus were studied in 39 unrelated Chilean (Caucasoid-Mongoloid) patients with non-syndromic cleft lip/palate [CL(P)] and 51 control individuals. A highly significant association between BamHI A2 allele and CL(P) was detected (chi 2 = 6.00; P = 0.014), while no association w...
Topics
- Alleles
- Chile
- Cleft Lip
- Cleft Palate
- DNA
- Female
- Genotype
- Haplotypes
- Humans
- Male
- Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
- Transforming Growth Factor alpha
