Article
Inheritance of cleft palate in Italy. Evidence for a major autosomal recessive locus.
Human genetics - 1 Aug 1997
Clementi M, Tenconi R, Forabosco P, Calzolari E, Milan M
Abstract excerpt
Although several studies have demonstrated familial aggregation of nonsyndromic cleft palate (CP), the mode of inheritance still remains uncertain. We report the results of complex segregation analysis performed in families of 357 consecutive newborns affected with nonsyndromic CP (i.e., CP not a component feature of malformation syndrome, sequence or association), and registered in the North East Italy and...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.