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ArticleBirth defects research. Part A, Clinical and molecular teratology2014

Further evidence suggesting a role for variation in ARHGAP29 variants in nonsyndromic cleft lip/palate.

Ariadne Letra, Lorena Maili, John B Mulliken, Edward Buchanan, Susan H Blanton, Jacqueline T Hecht

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Article in Birth defects research. Part A, Clinical and molecular teratology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ariadne LetraDepartment of Endodontics, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Dentistry, Houston, Texas; Craniofacial Research Center, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Dentistry, Houston, Texas.
Lorena Maili
John B Mulliken
Edward Buchanan
Susan H Blanton
Jacqueline T Hecht
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston · USBoston Children's Hospital · USDr. John T. Macdonald Foundation · US

Funding

MOLECULAR STUDIES IN NONSYNDROMIC CLEFT LIP AND PALATER01DE011931 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI BLANTON, SUSAN HALLORAN, HECHT, JACQUELINE T · 1999 to 2017
$7.6M
Matrix Metalloproteinase Gene Variants and Cleft Lip and PalateR00DE018954 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI LETRA, ARIADNE M · 2010 to 2012
$658k
NIDCR NIH HHS R00 DE018954NIDCR NIH HHS R00-DE018954NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE011931NIDCR NIH HHS R01-DE11931
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNonsyndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate (NSCL/P) is a common birth defect of complex etiology. Several genes have been implicated in the etiology of NSCL/P, although only a few have been replicated across datasets.

methodsARHGAP29 was suggested as a candidate gene for NSCL/P as it is located in close proximity to ABCA4 (1p22), a gene previously identified in a genome-wide association study of NSCL/P.

resultsRare, potentially damaging, coding variants in ARHGAP29 were found in NSCL/P cases, and its expression was detected during murine craniofacial development. In this study, we investigated whether variations in ARHGAP29 were associated with NSCL/P in our family based dataset. Five single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) flanking and within ARHGAP29 were genotyped in our NSCL/P datasets consisting of simplex and multiplex families of non-Hispanic white (NHW, primarily European) and Hispanic ethnicities. Results showed strong association of three ARHGAP29 SNPs with NSCL/P in the NHW families. Two intronic SNPs (rs1541098 and rs3789688) showed strong association with NSCL/P in all NHW families (p = 0.0005 and p = 0.0002, respectively), and simplex NHW families (p = 0.003 for both SNPs). A SNP in the 3' untranslated region (rs1576593) also showed strong association with NSCL/P in all NHW families (p = 0.002), and the multiplex subset (p = 0.002). ARHGAP29 SNP haplotypes were also associated with NSCL/P. Evidence of gene-gene interaction was found between ARHGAP29 and additional cleft susceptibility genes.

conclusionThis study further supports ARHGAP29 as a candidate gene for human NSCL/P in families of Caucasian descent.

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Genetic Predisposition to DiseasePolymorphism, Single Nucleotide3' Untranslated RegionsAnimalsCleft LipCleft PalateEpistasis, GeneticFemaleGTPase-Activating ProteinsHaplotypesHumansIntronsMaleMexican AmericansMicePedigree3' Untranslated RegionsARHGAP29 protein, humanGTPase-Activating ProteinsARHGAP29associationcleft lip/palategenegene interactionhaplotype

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PMCPMC4623315
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