Journal of Oral Science Research ›› 2018, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (12): 1265-1270.DOI: 10.13701/j.cnki.kqyxyj.2018.12.001

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Implementation of Functional Genome in the Functional Study of Non-coding Variants Associated with Non-syndromic Cleft Lip with or without Cleft Palate.

LIU Huan1,2   

  1. 1. The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology and Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China;
    2. Department of Periodontics, Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China.
  • Received:2018-11-07 Online:2018-12-28 Published:2018-12-27

Abstract: Orofacial clefting is the most common craniofacial birth defect and has a strong genetic underpinning.Genome-wide association studies have detected common variants associated with this disorder, most of which lie in the non-coding DNA segments.However, due to poor understanding on the connection between the sequence and function of non-coding DNA during human craniofacial development, how these associated variants increase the risk of orofacial clefting remain largely unknown, which is a major challenge to the translation of genetic results into clinical practice.This article aims to give a systematic introduction to craniofacial functional genome results and their integration with machine learning in order to propose an improved research system for orofacial-clefting-associated non-coding variants.

Key words: Non-syndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate, Functional genome, Machine learning