Back

Methylation quantitative loci analysis in nonsyndromic orofacial clefts

2025-02-12 genetic and genomic medicine Title + abstract only
View on medRxiv
Show abstract

ObjectivesNonsyndromic orofacial clefts (OFCs) involve complex genetic and environmental factors, with over 60 risk loci accounting for only a minority of estimated heritability and residing in non-coding regions with unclear functional relevance. We hypothesize that some genetic variants alter orofacial cleft risk by modifying DNA methylation (DNAm) at regulatory sequences essential for craniofacial development, acting as methylation quantitative trait loci (meQTLs). MethodsWe analyzed 10 well...

Predicted journal destinations