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Regional analysis on the occurrence of oral clefts in South America.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 15 Dec 2007
Poletta F A, Castilla E E, Orioli I M, Lopez-Camelo J S
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this work was to search for unequal birth prevalence rates (BPRs) of cleft lip +/- cleft palate (CL/P), and cleft palate only (CPO), among different geographic areas in South America, and to analyze phenotypic characteristics and associated risk factors in each identified cluster. Included were 5,128 CL/P cases, 1,745 CPO cases, and 3,712 controls (like-sexed, non-malformed liveborn infant, born...
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