Novel mutations in IRF6 in nonsyndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate: When should IRF6 mutational screening be done?

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 149, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1319-1322

  Jehee, Fernanda Sarquis ^a   Burin, Beatriz A ^a   Rocha, Kátia M ^a   Zechi Ceide, Roseli ^a   Bueno, Daniela F ^a,b   Brito, Luciano ^a   Souza, Josiane ^c   Leal, Gabriela Ferraz ^d   Richieri Costa, Antonio ^a   Alonso, Nivaldo ^a   Otto, Paulo A ^a   Passos Bueno, Maria Rita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b SOBRAPAR   (Brazil)

^c CAIF   (Brazil)

^d INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERFERON REGULATORY FACTOR 6;

CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; DNA BINDING; EXON; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; LETTER; MISSENSE MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RECURRENCE RISK; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; VAN DER WOUDE SYNDROME;

ALLELES; BRAZIL; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; EXONS; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; INTERFERON REGULATORY FACTORS; INTRONS; MALE; MUTATION; NUCLEAR FAMILY; PEDIGREE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 66349096912     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.32849     Document Type: Letter

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