rs11466285
This variant is located in the TGFA gene.
▶Research that mentions this SNP (1)
▶Testing reported associations of genetic risk factors for oral clefts in a large Irish study populationAssociationN=3,351Tonia C. Carter et al.(2010)· Birth Defects Research Part A: Clinical and Molecular Teratology
A large candidate gene study testing associations between nonsyndromic oral clefts and 12 genes (CLPTM1, CRISPLD2, FGFR2, GABRB3, GLI2, IRF6, PTCH1, RARA, RYK, SATB2, SUMO1, TGFA) in an Irish population of 509 cleft lip with or without palate (CLP) cases, 383 cleft palate only cases, and 902 controls. The study confirmed associations with PTCH1, SUMO1, and TGFA as contributing to nonsyndromic oral clefts, with PTCH1 P1315L showing significant association with CLP.
About TGFA
This gene encodes a growth factor that is a ligand for the epidermal growth factor receptor, which activates a signaling pathway for cell proliferation, differentiation and development. This protein may act as either a transmembrane-bound ligand or a soluble ligand. This gene has been associated with many types of cancers, and it may also be involved in some cases of cleft lip/palate. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2011]
View all TGFA variants →Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.
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