Clinical relevance of breast and gastric cancer-associated polymorphisms as potential susceptibility markers for oral clefts in the Brazilian population

• Main Authors: Renato Assis Machado (Author), Edimilson Martins de Freitas (Author), Sibele Nascimento de Aquino (Author), Daniella Reis B. Martelli (Author), Mário Sérgio Oliveira Swerts (Author), Silvia Regina de Almeida Reis (Author), Darlene Camati Persuhn (Author), Helenara Salvati Bertolossi Moreira (Author), Verônica Oliveira Dias (Author), Ricardo D. Coletta (Author), Hercílio Martelli-Júnior (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Epidemiological studies have indicated a higher incidence of breast and gastric cancer in patients with nonsyndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate (NSCL ± P) and their relatives, which can be based on similar genetic triggers segregated within family with NSCL ± P. Metho...