Maternal folic acid supplementation in early pregnancy has been suggested to play a role in the prevention of nonsyndromic orofacial cleft, i.e., cleft lip with or without cleft palate (CL/P). Moreover, some authors demonstrated association of the C→T mutation (C677T), converting an alanine to a valine residue in 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene, with other congenital anomalies such as neural tube defects (NTDs). Because of MTHFR's involvement in the metabolism of folate, we investigated 64 CL/P patients and their parents for C677T MTHFR mutation. No linkage disequilibrium was found using the transmission disequilibrium test (TDT). However, a significantly higher mutation frequency was detected in mothers of CL/P patients compared to controls. The odds ratios calculated for mothers having CT or TT genotype, compared to the normal CC genotype, were 2.75 (95% confidence interval 1.30-5.57) and 2.51 (1.00-6.14), respectively. These results support the involvement of the folate pathway in the etiology of CL/P, and indicate an effect of the maternal genotype, rather than influence of the embryo's genotype.

M. Martinelli, L.S. (2001). C677T variant form at the MTHFR gene and CL/P: A risk factor for mothers?. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS, 98(4), 357-360 [10.1002/1096-8628(20010201)98:4<357::AID-AJMG1108>3.0.CO;2-F].

C677T variant form at the MTHFR gene and CL/P: A risk factor for mothers?

M. Martinelli
Writing – Original Draft Preparation
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L. Scapoli
Formal Analysis
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F. Pezzetti
Methodology
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P. Carinci
Funding Acquisition
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2001

Abstract

Maternal folic acid supplementation in early pregnancy has been suggested to play a role in the prevention of nonsyndromic orofacial cleft, i.e., cleft lip with or without cleft palate (CL/P). Moreover, some authors demonstrated association of the C→T mutation (C677T), converting an alanine to a valine residue in 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene, with other congenital anomalies such as neural tube defects (NTDs). Because of MTHFR's involvement in the metabolism of folate, we investigated 64 CL/P patients and their parents for C677T MTHFR mutation. No linkage disequilibrium was found using the transmission disequilibrium test (TDT). However, a significantly higher mutation frequency was detected in mothers of CL/P patients compared to controls. The odds ratios calculated for mothers having CT or TT genotype, compared to the normal CC genotype, were 2.75 (95% confidence interval 1.30-5.57) and 2.51 (1.00-6.14), respectively. These results support the involvement of the folate pathway in the etiology of CL/P, and indicate an effect of the maternal genotype, rather than influence of the embryo's genotype.
2001
M. Martinelli, L.S. (2001). C677T variant form at the MTHFR gene and CL/P: A risk factor for mothers?. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS, 98(4), 357-360 [10.1002/1096-8628(20010201)98:4<357::AID-AJMG1108>3.0.CO;2-F].
M. Martinelli, L. Scapoli, F. Pezzetti, F. Carinci, P. Carinci, G. Stabellini, L. Bisceglia, F. Gombos, M. Tognon
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