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A genomic analysis to comprehend the genetic mechanisms of cleft lip and palate in Brazilian population

Grant number: 11/23416-2
Support Opportunities:Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
Effective date (Start): July 01, 2012
Effective date (End): December 30, 2015
Field of knowledge:Biological Sciences - Genetics - Human and Medical Genetics
Principal Investigator:Maria Rita dos Santos e Passos Bueno
Grantee:Luciano Abreu Brito
Host Institution: Instituto de Biociências (IB). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
Associated scholarship(s):14/19269-2 - Functional study of CDH1 mutations implicated in cleft lip and palate through CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing approach in zebrafish, BE.EP.DR

Abstract

Nonsyndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate (NS CL/P) is a complex disease that represents the most common craniofacial defect at birth. A genetic role in the etiology of NS CL/P is strongly suggested, but the only susceptibility loci widely corroborated (the IRF6 gene and a gene desert at 8q24 region) increase low risk to the disease. Considering the recent failures of linkage and association studies in identifying the variants which explain the high heritability of NS CL/P, and assuming the existence of rare high-effect variants which might have been undetected by the current approaches, we are proposing the exome sequencing of at least 9 individuals of 3 families, in which NS CL/P is recurrent. The identified variants will be validated by Sanger sequencing and tested in a case-control study with a major sample. (AU)

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Academic Publications
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BRITO, Luciano Abreu. Genetic risk variants for orofacial clefts. 2016. Doctoral Thesis - Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Instituto de Biociências (IBIOC/SB) São Paulo.

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