Logo image
Genome-wide meta-analyses of nonsyndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate identify six new risk loci
Journal article   Open access   Peer reviewed

Genome-wide meta-analyses of nonsyndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate identify six new risk loci

Kerstin U Ludwig, Elisabeth Mangold, Stefan Herms, Stefanie Nowak, Heiko Reutter, Anna Paul, Jessica Becker, Ruth Herberz, Taofik AlChawa, Entessar Nasser, …
Nature genetics, Vol.44(9), pp.968-971
09/2012
DOI: 10.1038/ng.2360
PMCID: PMC3598617
PMID: 22863734
url
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/3598617View
Open Access

Abstract

We have conducted the first meta-analyses for nonsyndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate (NSCL/P) using data from the two largest genome-wide association studies published to date. We confirmed associations with all previously identified loci and identified six additional susceptibility regions (1p36, 2p21, 3p11.1, 8q21.3, 13q31.1 and 15q22). Analysis of phenotypic variability identified the first specific genetic risk factor for NSCLP (nonsyndromic cleft lip plus palate) (rs8001641; P NSCLP = 6.51 × 10 −11 ; homozygote relative risk = 2.41, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.84–3.16).

Details

Metrics

Logo image