Transforming growth factor α locus and nonsyndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate: A reappraisal

Genetic Epidemiology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 231-240

  Mitchell, Laura E ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Association; Birth defects; Case control; Meta analyses; pooled analysis

Indexed keywords

TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA;

ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT LIP PALATE; CLEFT PALATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN;

ALLELES; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMANS; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0030993005     PISSN: 07410395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2272(1997)14:3<231::AID-GEPI2>3.0.CO;2-8     Document Type: Article

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