Evaluating the Role of VAX1, MAFB, and NOG in Non-Syndromic Cleft Palate Only Among Japanese Individuals.
Non-syndromic cleft palate only (NSCPO) is a distinct clinical and etiological entity within the spectrum of orofacial clefts. While genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified numerous risk loci for nonsyndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate (NSCL/P), the genetic architecture of NSCPO remains less...