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Studies of the candidate genes TGFB2, MSX1, TGFA, and TGFB3 in the etiology of cleft lip and palate in the Philippines.
The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association - 1 Jan 1997
Lidral A C, Murray J C, Buetow K H, Basart A M, Schearer H, Shiang R, Naval A, Layda E, Magee K, Magee W
Abstract excerpt
Population-based candidate-gene studies can be an effective strategy for identifying genes involved in the etiology of disorders where family-based linkage studies are compromised by lack of access to affected members, low penetrance, and/or genetic heterogeneity. We evaluated association data for four candidate genes using a population from the Philippines that is genetically separate from previously studied...
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