The molecular basis of orofacial development is largely unknown and needs to be unravelled. Non-syndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate (NSCL/P) is the most common craniofacial malformation, with an incidence of about 1/700 live births, although variable according to ethnicity. Being a multifactorial disease, it arises as a result of an interplay between genetic and environmental factors. Several approaches have been developed to identify susceptibility genes. Genes belonging to the folate/homocysteine pathway are attracting increasing interest because folate supplementation before and during early pregnancy can reduce the risk of NSCL/P. We performed a family based association study in order to assess if a genetic variant of RFC1 could be involved in NSCL/P onset. We genotyped 404 unrelated probands and their relatives for three biallelic polymorphic variants (rs1051266, rs4818789 and rs3788205), that were selected because they produced conflicting results on previous investigations. Evidence of association was found between the investigated polymorphisms and NSCL/P in our sample of the Italian population, albeit with weak significance levels. Results from this investigation provided a support of previous studies suggesting a role of RFC1 in NSCL/P aetiology, reinforcing the concept that genetic predisposition to NSCL/P varies enormously within different ethnic groups.

RFC1 and non-syndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate: An association based study in Italy / Girardi, A; Martinelli, M; Cura, F; Palmieri, A; Carinci, F; Sesenna, Enrico; Scapoli, L.. - In: JOURNAL OF CRANIO-MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY. - ISSN 1010-5182. - 42:7(2014), pp. 1503-1505. [10.1016/j.jcms.2014.04.021]

RFC1 and non-syndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate: An association based study in Italy.

SESENNA, Enrico;
2014-01-01

Abstract

The molecular basis of orofacial development is largely unknown and needs to be unravelled. Non-syndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate (NSCL/P) is the most common craniofacial malformation, with an incidence of about 1/700 live births, although variable according to ethnicity. Being a multifactorial disease, it arises as a result of an interplay between genetic and environmental factors. Several approaches have been developed to identify susceptibility genes. Genes belonging to the folate/homocysteine pathway are attracting increasing interest because folate supplementation before and during early pregnancy can reduce the risk of NSCL/P. We performed a family based association study in order to assess if a genetic variant of RFC1 could be involved in NSCL/P onset. We genotyped 404 unrelated probands and their relatives for three biallelic polymorphic variants (rs1051266, rs4818789 and rs3788205), that were selected because they produced conflicting results on previous investigations. Evidence of association was found between the investigated polymorphisms and NSCL/P in our sample of the Italian population, albeit with weak significance levels. Results from this investigation provided a support of previous studies suggesting a role of RFC1 in NSCL/P aetiology, reinforcing the concept that genetic predisposition to NSCL/P varies enormously within different ethnic groups.
2014
RFC1 and non-syndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate: An association based study in Italy / Girardi, A; Martinelli, M; Cura, F; Palmieri, A; Carinci, F; Sesenna, Enrico; Scapoli, L.. - In: JOURNAL OF CRANIO-MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY. - ISSN 1010-5182. - 42:7(2014), pp. 1503-1505. [10.1016/j.jcms.2014.04.021]
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