1. Genome‐wide meta‐analyses identify five new risk loci for nonsyndromic orofacial clefts in the Chinese Han population.
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Yu, Yafen, Zhen, Qi, Chen, Weiwei, Yu, Yanqin, Li, Zhuo, Wang, Yirui, Fan, Wencheng, Luo, Sihan, Wang, Daiyue, Bai, Yuanming, Bian, Zhuan, He, Miao, and Sun, Liangdan
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CHINESE people ,METAGENOMICS ,GENOME-wide association studies ,HERITABILITY ,CLEFT lip ,CLEFT palate ,HUMAN abnormalities ,LOCUS (Genetics) - Abstract
Background: Nonsyndromic orofacial clefts (NSOFCs) are the most common craniofacial birth malformations in humans and are generally classified as nonsyndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate (NSCL/P) and nonsyndromic cleft palate only (NSCPO). Genome‐wide association studies (GWASs) of NSOFCs have demonstrated multiple risk loci and candidate genes; however, published risk factors are able to explain only a small fraction of the observed NSOFCs heritability. Methods: Here, we performed GWASs of 1615 NSCPO cases and 2340 controls, and then conducted genome‐wide meta‐analyses of NSOFCs, totaling 6812 NSCL/P cases, 2614 NSCPO cases, and 19,165 controls from the Chinese Han population. Results: We identify 47 risk loci with genome‐wide pmeta‐value <5.0 × 10−8, 5 risk loci (1p32.1, 3p14.1, 3p14.3, 3p21.31, and 13q22.1) of which are new. All of the 47 susceptibility loci conjointly account for 44.12% of the NSOFCs' heritability in the Chinese Han population. Conclusion: Our results improve the comprehending of genetic susceptibility to NSOFCs and provide new views into the genetic etiology of craniofacial anomalies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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