Study finds genetic variant plays role in cleft lip
Monday, October 6, 2008 - 14:07
in Biology & Nature
University of Iowa researchers and collaborators have found, in a previously identified gene, a variation that likely contributes to one in five cases of isolated cleft lip. It is the first time a genetic variant has been associated with cleft lip alone, rather than both cleft lip and palate.
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