Human genetic factors in nonsyndromic cleft lip and palate: An update

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 71, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1509-1519

  Carinci, Francesco ^a   Scapoli, Luca ^b   Palmieri, Annalisa ^b   Zollino, Ilaria ^a   Pezzetti, Furio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cleft lip; Cleft palate; Genetic; Nonsyndromic cleft; Orofacial cleft

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2); INTERFERON REGULATORY FACTOR;

CHROMOSOME 13Q; CHROMOSOME 19Q; CHROMOSOME 2P; CHROMOSOME 4Q; CHROMOSOME 6P; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE ISOLATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE MAPPING; GENE MUTATION; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; REVIEW; X CHROMOSOME LINKED DISORDER;

CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 13; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 19; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 2; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 6; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 8; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH;

EID: 34548484598     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2007.06.007     Document Type: Review

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