GRHL3 was identified as VWS causative gene. It may be a candidate gene for NSCL/P.
Association study of GRHL3 with NSCL/P was performed in a large Chinese cohort.
Three SNPs, rs10903078, rs4638975 of GRHL3 exceeded the significance threshold.
A haplotype rs10903078-rs6659209 of GRHL3 exceeded the significance threshold.
But no SNP or haplotype survived Bonferroni correction for multiple comparisons.