In the single locus analyses, we found rs642961 AG and AG/AA genotypes were associated with increased risk of NSOC, especially cleft lip with or without cleft palate (CL/P) and cleft lip with cleft palate (CLP), while significantly decreased risks were associated with rs2235371 CT and CT/TT genotypes.
We carried out transmission-disequilibrium testing for V274I in 8003 individual subjects in 1968 families derived from 10 populations with ancestry in Asia, Europe, and South America, haplotype and linkage analyses, and case-control analyses, and determined the risk of cleft lip or palate that is associated with genetic variation in IRF6.