The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 155, Issue 6 , Pages 909-913, December 2009

A Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies a Locus for Nonsyndromic Cleft Lip with or without Cleft Palate on 8q24

  • Struan F.A. Grant, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Applied Genomics, Abramson Research Center, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
    • Division of Human Genetics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Struan Grant, PhD, Center for Applied Genomics, 1216 E. Abramson Research Center, 3615 Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104-4318.
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  • Kai Wang, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Applied Genomics, Abramson Research Center, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
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  • Haitao Zhang, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Applied Genomics, Abramson Research Center, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
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  • Wendy Glaberson, BA

      Affiliations

    • Center for Applied Genomics, Abramson Research Center, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
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  • Kiran Annaiah, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Center for Applied Genomics, Abramson Research Center, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
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  • Cecilia E. Kim, BA

      Affiliations

    • Center for Applied Genomics, Abramson Research Center, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
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  • Jonathan P. Bradfield, BS

      Affiliations

    • Center for Applied Genomics, Abramson Research Center, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
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  • Joseph T. Glessner, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Center for Applied Genomics, Abramson Research Center, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
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  • Kelly A. Thomas, BA

      Affiliations

    • Center for Applied Genomics, Abramson Research Center, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
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  • Maria Garris, BA

      Affiliations

    • Center for Applied Genomics, Abramson Research Center, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
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  • Edward C. Frackelton, BA

      Affiliations

    • Center for Applied Genomics, Abramson Research Center, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
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  • F. George Otieno, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Center for Applied Genomics, Abramson Research Center, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
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  • Rosetta M. Chiavacci, BSN

      Affiliations

    • Center for Applied Genomics, Abramson Research Center, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
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  • Hyun-Duck Nah, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Plastic Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
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  • Richard E. Kirschner, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Plastic Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
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  • Hakon Hakonarson, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Applied Genomics, Abramson Research Center, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
    • Division of Human Genetics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

Received 18 March 2009; received in revised form 28 April 2009; accepted 11 June 2009. published online 05 August 2009.

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 This research was financially supported by the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and in part by a Research Development Award from the Cotswold Foundation (H.H. & S.F.A.G). The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

PII: S0022-3476(09)00575-7

doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.06.020

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 155, Issue 6 , Pages 909-913, December 2009

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