Genetics of cleft lip and cleft palate

EJ Leslie, ML Marazita - … Journal of Medical Genetics Part C …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Orofacial clefts are common birth defects and can occur as isolated, nonsyndromic events or
as part of Mendelian syndromes. There is substantial phenotypic diversity in individuals with …

Genetic factors and orofacial clefting

AC Lidral, LM Moreno, SA Bullard - Seminars in orthodontics, 2008 - Elsevier
Cleft lip with or without cleft palate is the most common facial birth defect and it is caused by
a complex interaction between genetic and environmental factors. The purpose of this …

Genetics of cleft lip and palate: syndromic genes contribute to the incidence of non-syndromic clefts

P Stanier, GE Moore - Human molecular genetics, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Clefts of the lip and/or palate (CL/P) are among the most common birth defects worldwide.
The majority are non-syndromic where CL/P occurs in isolation of other phenotypes. Where …

The evolution of human genetic studies of cleft lip and cleft palate

ML Marazita - Annual review of genomics and human genetics, 2012 - annualreviews.org
Orofacial clefts (OFCs)—primarily cleft lip and cleft palate—are among the most common
birth defects in all populations worldwide, and have notable population, ethnicity, and …

Genetics of nonsyndromic orofacial clefts

F Rahimov, A Jugessur… - The Cleft palate …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
With an average worldwide prevalence of approximately 1.2/1000 live births, orofacial clefts
are the most common craniofacial birth defects in humans. Like other complex disorders …

Genetics and management of the patient with orofacial cleft

LA Brito, JGC Meira, GS Kobayashi… - Plastic Surgery …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Cleft lip or palate (CL/P) is a common facial defect present in 1: 700 live births and results in
substantial burden to patients. There are more than 500 CL/P syndromes described, the …

The genetics of isolated orofacial clefts: from genotypes to subphenotypes

A Jugessur, PG Farlie, N Kilpatrick - Oral diseases, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Orofacial clefts are the most common craniofacial birth defects and one of the most common
congenital malformations in humans. They require complex multidisciplinary treatment and …

The genetics and epigenetics of orofacial clefts

RA Spritz - Current opinion in pediatrics, 2001 - journals.lww.com
Orofacial clefts (cleft lip, cleft palate) are among the most common of all major birth defects,
but very little is known about their causation. Genetic factors are thought to play a major role …

A comprehensive review of the genetic basis of cleft lip and palate

SS Kohli, VS Kohli - Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Cleft lip and palate (CLP) are birth defects that affect the upper lip and the roof of the mouth.
CLP has a multifactorial etiology, comprising both genetic and environmental factors. In this …

Genome scan, fine-mapping, and candidate gene analysis of non-syndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate reveals phenotype-specific differences in linkage and …

ML Marazita, AC Lidral, JC Murray, LL Field… - Human …, 2009 - karger.com
Objectives: Non-syndromic orofacial clefts, ie cleft lip (CL) and cleft palate (CP), are among
the most common birth defects. The goal of this study was to identify genomic regions and …