Article
Genetics of nonsyndromic oral clefts revisited.
The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association - 1 Sept 1996
Wyszynski D F, Beaty T H, Maestri N E
Abstract excerpt
Nonsyndromic oral clefts are among the most common birth defects, affecting approximately 1 in 1000 Caucasian newborns. In recent decades, many investigators have used genetic and epidemiologic methods to identify etiologic factors, but results have often been inconclusive or contradictory. Etiol...
Topics
- Alleles
- Animals
- Cleft Palate
- Disease Models, Animal
- Diseases in Twins
- Genetic Heterogeneity
- Genetic Linkage
- Humans
- Models, Genetic
- Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
- Risk
- Transforming Growth Factor alpha