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[Heridity of non-syndromal orofacial clefts].
Nederlands tijdschrift voor tandheelkunde - 1 Feb 2008
Van Esch H, Verdonck A, Carels C E L
Abstract excerpt
Non-syndromal orofacial clefts are congenital anomalies with a high incidence of heterogeneous origin. The condition is usually multifactorially determined, caused by interaction between multiple genetic and environmental factors. So far, only a few causal factors have been identified. Even in genetically identical individuals like monozygotic twins, the orofacial cleft is usually not fully concordant. As an...
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