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Non-Syndromic Cleft Palate: Association Analysis on Three Gene Polymorphisms of the Folate Pathway in Asian and Italian Populations Publisher Pubmed



Carinci F1 ; Palmieri A2 ; Scapoli L2 ; Cura F2 ; Borelli F3 ; Morselli PG2, 4 ; Nouri N5 ; Abdali H6 ; Gianni AB7, 8 ; Russillo A7, 8 ; Docimo R9 ; Martinelli M2
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  1. 1. Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
  2. 2. Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
  3. 3. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Unit, Maugeri Clinical Scientific Institutes, Pavia, Italy
  4. 4. Plastic Surgery Unit, Sant’Orsola Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy
  5. 5. Department of Genetics and Molecular Biology, Medical School, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
  6. 6. Craniofacial and Cleft Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
  7. 7. Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
  8. 8. Maxillofacial and Dental Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
  9. 9. Department of Clinical Sciences and Translational Medicine, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy

Source: International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology Published:2019


Abstract

Periconceptional folic acid supplementation can reduce the risk of inborn malformations, including orofacial clefts. Polymorphisms of MTHFR, TCN2, and CBS folate-related genes seem to modulate the risk of cleft lip with or without cleft palate (CL/P) in some populations. CL/P and cleft palate only (CPO) are different malformations that share several features and possibly etiological causes. In the present investigation, we conducted a family-based, candidate gene association study of non-syndromic CPO. Three single nucleotide polymorphisms, namely, rs1801133 of MTHFR, rs1801198 of TCN2, and rs4920037 of CBS, were investigated in a sample that included 129 Italian and 65 Asian families. No evidence of association between the three genotyped polymorphisms and CPO was found in the Italian and Asian cases, indeed the transmission disequilibrium test did not detect any asymmetry of transmission of alleles. This investigation, although with some limitation, further supports that CL/P and CPO diverge in their genetic background. © The Author(s) 2019.
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