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Meta-analysis of 13 genome scans reveals multiple cleft lip/palate genes with novel loci on 9q21 and 2q32-35
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Meta-analysis of 13 genome scans reveals multiple cleft lip/palate genes with novel loci on 9q21 and 2q32-35

Mary L Marazita, Jeffrey C. Murray, Andrew C. Lidral, Mauricio Arcos-Burgos, Margaret E. Cooper, Toby Goldstein, Brion S Maher, Sandra Daack-Hirsch, Rebecca Schultz, M. Adela Mansilla, …
American Journal of Human Genetics, Vol.75(2), pp.161-173
08/01/2004
DOI: 10.1086/422475
PMCID: PMC1216052
PMID: 15185170
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Abstract

Isolated or nonsyndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate (CL/P) is a common birth defect with a complex etiology. A 10-cM genome scan of 388 extended multiplex families with CL/P from seven diverse populations (2,551 genotyped individuals) revealed CL/P genes in six chromosomal regions, including a novel region at 9q21 (heterogeneity LOD score [HLOD]=6.6). In addition, meta-analyses with the addition of results from 186 more families (six populations; 1,033 genotyped individuals) showed genomewide significance for 10 more regions, including another novel region at 2q32-35 (P=.0004). These are the first genomewide significant linkage results ever reported for CL/P, and they represent an unprecedented demonstration of the power of linkage analysis to detect multiple genes simultaneously for a complex disorder.
Dentistry Genetic Markers Nursing Genetic Phenomena Chromosomes Human Pair 2 Pair 9 Cleft Lip/genetics Cleft Palate/genetics Genetic Linkage Genetic Predisposition to Disease Humans Lod Score

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