Genetic origins in a South American clefting population |
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Authors: | Vieira A R Karras J C Orioli I M Castilla E E Murray J C |
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Institution: | Department of Pediatrics, University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242-1083, USA. |
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Abstract: | It has been proposed that susceptibility to clefting in South America is related to Amerindian ancestry, where clefting is present at a higher frequency than in the other admixed populations (Caucasian and African) that make up the diverse racial mix of current South Americans. To clarify the genetic origins and establish a method for genetic mapping, mitochondrial DNA variation and Y-chromosome markers were studied in a South American population affected with clefting. Two-hundred and seventeen subjects and matched controls were selected through the Latin-American Collaborative Study of Congenital Malformations (ECLAMC). The case group showed a higher frequency of Native American haplogroups and a lower frequency of African haplogroups (p < 0.00001). In addition, the case group showed a much higher frequency of the specific native American haplogroup D than the control group (p < 0.00001). For the Y-chromosome markers, the case group showed a lower frequency of the African-specific marker, YAP (p = 0.002), and a higher frequency of the Native American-specific marker, DYS199 (p < 0.00001). Even though differences were found in the frequencies of the markers studied, the contribution of each founder population was similar for both groups. Results suggest a strong Native American maternal contribution and a strong Caucasian (Spanish and Portuguese) paternal contribution to the population studied. The implications of this finding include the possibility of using admixture mapping approaches to this population. |
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Keywords: | Amerindians cleft lip and palate ECLAMC mitochondrial DNA orofacial clefts oral clefts Y chromosome |
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