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PART 1. UNDERSTANDING THE EMBRYOLOGY AND GENETICS OF CLEFT LIP AND PALATE
31 Mar 2005
Abstract excerpt
Craniofacial birth defects are the fourth most common congenital anomaly in newborns. Cleft lip and cleft palate (CL/CP) are the most common and immediately recognizable craniofacial anomalies. Some are diagnosed prenatally on ultrasound; more often, they are first noted in the delivery room. The infant may have a cleft that is unilateral, bilateral, complete, or incomplete, and it may involve the lip only, the...
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