Abstract
Cleft lip with or without cleft palate nonsyndromic (NSCL/P) is the most common facial malformation present at birth. Even when repaired, it can still result in morbidity and social and clinical consequences to the patient. Rahimov et al. (2008) described a polymorphism (rs642961, G>A) in the IRF6 enhancer, which is associated with NSCL/P and in linkage disequilibrium with V274I (rs223537…