Waheed Awotoye, Peter A Mossey, Jacqueline B Hetmanski, Lord J J Gowans, Mekonen A Eshete, Wasiu L Adeyemo, Azeez Alade, Erliang Zeng, Olawale Adamson, Thirona Naicker, Deepti Anand, Chinyere Adeleke, Tamara Busch, Mary Li, Aline Petrin, Babatunde S Aregbesola, Ramat O Braimah, Fadekemi O Oginni, Ayodeji O Oladele, Abimbola Oladayo, Sami Kayali, Joy Olotu, Mohaned Hassan, John Pape, Peter Donkor, Fareed K N Arthur, Solomon Obiri-Yeboah, Daniel K Sabbah, Pius Agbenorku, Gyikua Plange-Rhule, Alexander Acheampong Oti, Rose A Gogal, Terri H Beaty, Margaret Taub, Mary L Marazita, Michael J Schnieders, Salil A Lachke, Adebowale A Adeyemo, Jeffrey C Murray, Azeez Butali
The majority (85%) of nonsyndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate (nsCL/P) cases occur sporadically, suggesting a role for de novo mutations (DNMs) in the etiology of nsCL/P. To identify high impact protein-altering DNMs that contribute to the risk of nsCL/P, we conducted whole-genome sequencing (WGS) analyses in 130 African case-parent trios (affected probands and unaffected parents). We identified 162 high confidence protein-altering DNMs some of which are based on available evidence, contribute to the risk of nsCL/P...
July 11, 2022: Scientific Reports