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The evolution of human genetic studies of cleft lip and cleft palate.
Annual review of genomics and human genetics - 1 Jan 2012
Marazita Mary L
Abstract excerpt
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 gender differences in birth prevalence. Interest in these birth defects goes back centuries, as does formal scientific interest; scientists often used OFCs as examples or evidence during paradigm shifts in human genetics, and have also...
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