Complex segregation analysis of 1, 792 cleft lip and palate families in South America: 1967-1997
Pesqui. odontol. bras
; 17(2): 161-165, Apr.-Jun. 2003. tab
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ABSTRACT
Although several studies have demonstrated familial aggregation of nonsyndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate (CL/P), its model of inheritance remains uncertain. We report the results of complex segregation analysis performed in South American families with a newborn affected with CL/P. Families of 1,792 consecutive newborns affected with CL/P and registered during the period 1967 to 1997 were studied. A model that did not include a major locus was the best-fitting model for CL/P families. This result is in agreement with previous studies which showed a significant association of several putative susceptibility loci and CL/P, indicating that the genes involved in CL/P are likely to have only a very modest impact on disease risk
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Asunto principal:
Labio Leporino
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Fisura del Paladar
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
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Newborn
País/Región como asunto:
America do sul
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Pesqui. odontol. bras
Asunto de la revista:
ODONTOLOGIA
Año:
2003
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Article
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