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Genetic and environmental risk factors for submucous cleft palate.
European journal of oral sciences - 1 Apr 2012
Reiter Rudolf, Brosch Sibylle, Lüdeke Manuel, Fischbein Elena, Haase Stephan, Pickhard Anja, Assum Günter, Schwandt Anke, Vogel Walther, Högel Josef, Maier Christiane
Abstract excerpt
A multifactorial aetiology with genetic and environmental factors is assumed for orofacial clefts. Submucous cleft palate (SMCP), a subgroup of cleft palates with insufficient median fusion of the muscles of the soft palate hidden under the mucosa, has a prevalence of 1:1,250-1:5,000. We described the prevalence of risk factors among 103 German patients with the subtype SMCP and genotyped 24 single nucleotide...
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