Open AccessAssociation of Transforming Growth Factor Alpha and Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene variants with nonsyndromic cleft lip and palate in the Indian population
Author(s) -
Asavari Desai,
M. R. Dinesh,
B C Amarnath,
RM Dharma,
K. R. Akshai,
CS Prashanth
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
contemporary clinical dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.289
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 0976-237X
pISSN - 0976-2361
DOI - 10.4103/0976-237x.137932
Subject(s) - methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase , medicine , alpha (finance) , gene , genetics , population , transforming growth factor , bioinformatics , biology , allele , surgery , construct validity , patient satisfaction , environmental health
The aim was to evaluate the relationship of the K-primer variant of the transforming growth factor-alpha (TGF-α) gene and C677T variant of the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene with nonsyndromic cleft lip and palate (CL/P) in the Indian population.