Interaction Effect of Rsal and BamHI Polymorphisms of TGF[alpha], BMP2 and BMP4 on the Occurrence of Non-Syndromic Cleft Lip and Palate in Iranian Patients

Background: Orofacial cleft is the most common congenital defect of the maxillofacial region. Its non-syndromic type is multi-factorial, and several genes are involved in its occurrence. This study aimed to assess the interaction effect of Rsal and BamHI polymorphisms of Transforming Growth Factor-alpha (TGFa) gene and Bone Mor-phogenetic Protein-2 (BMP2) and BMP4 variants on the occurrence of Non-Syn-dromic Cleft Lip and Palate (NSCLP) in the Iranian population. Methods: This case-control study was conducted on 120 children with NSCLP and 215 healthy children. Genotyping of the TGFA/BamHI (rs11466297), TGFA/Rsal (rs37322-48), BMP4 (rs17563) and BMP2 (rs235768) was performed by Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) and Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (RFLP) methods. Logistic regression was applied to determine the effective factors and the interaction effect of different variants on the occurrence of NSCLP. Results: Gender of patients had no significant association with the occurrence of NSCLP (p=0.335). Multiple logistic regression showed that the interaction effect of the aforementioned polymorphisms on the occurrence of NSCLP was not statistically significant (p=1.000). Conclusion: Although the individual effect of each of the BMP4, BMP2, Rsal and BamHI variants on the occurrence of NSCLP in the Iranian population has been previously confirmed, their interaction does not play a role in this respect. Avicenna I Med Biotech 2018; 10(4): 248-252 Keywords: Bone morphogenetic proteins, Cleft Lip and palate. Polymorphism