Role of MTHFR, IRF6, PAX7 and TP63 SNPs in susceptibility to non-syndromic orofacial cleft, a candidate gene study in a Portuguese population.
João MendesAdriana Rocha GuimarãesJoana Martins RibeiroBárbara Cecília Bessa Dos Santos Oliveiros PaivaLuís Alcides MesquitaMaria Helena Raposo FernandesFrancisco José Fernandes do ValeHenriqueta Coimbra SilvaPublished in: Orthodontics & craniofacial research (2024)
In this Portuguese population, there was no evidence of an association between the evaluated SNPs and NSOC. For TP63 SNP, the possibility of a protective effect of heterozygotes should be further investigated.