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ArticleMedicine2017

Polymorphic variants in VAX1 and the risk of nonsyndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate in a population from northern China.

Dongmei Li, Tingting Liu, Xiangbiao Meng, Qiang Guo, Jinna Shi, Yanru Hao, Xiaohui Jiao, Kewen Lv, Tao Song

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Dongmei LiDepartment of Stomatology Scientific Research Management Office, The First Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
Tingting Liu
Xiangbiao Meng
Qiang Guo
Jinna Shi
Yanru Hao
Xiaohui Jiao
Kewen Lv
Tao Song
Stomatology Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNonsyndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate (NSCL/P) is one of the most common craniofacial birth defects, and the etiology of NSCL/P involves both genetic and environmental factors. Genome-wide association study (GWAS) identified a novel susceptibility locus of ventral anterior homeobox 1 (VAX1) in patients with NSCL/P. However, the association of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of VAX1 with NSCL/P is inconclusive due to the differences in the racial and ethnic populations. The aim of this study was to replicate the association between VAX1 and NSCL/P in a northern Chinese Han population.

methodsOur study included 186 patients with NSCL/P and 223 healthy individuals from northern China. Five SNPs (rs4752028, rs10787760, rs7078160, rs6585429, and rs1871345) on VAX1 were genotyped using the SNaPshot method.

resultsRecessive genetic model analysis revealed that homozygous genotype CC of VAX1 rs4752028 was associated with an increased risk of NSCL/P (odds ratio = 1.89, 95% confidence interval = 1.12-3.19, P = 0.017), but the results were not significant after the Bonferroni correction for multiple comparisons. The allele and genotype frequencies of rs10787760, rs7078160, rs6585429, and rs1871345 and the allele frequencies of rs4752028 showed no significant differences between cases and controls. Haplotype and SNP-SNP interaction analyses did not detect any significant association of VAX1 with the occurrence of NSCL/P.

conclusionVAX1 rs4752028 was weakly associated with NSCL/P development in the studied northern Chinese Han population.

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Asian PeopleBrainCase-Control StudiesChinaCleft LipCleft PalateFemaleHomeodomain ProteinsHumansMalePolymorphism, Single NucleotideTranscription FactorsHomeodomain ProteinsTranscription FactorsVAX1 protein, human

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