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Expanding the cleft phenotype: the dental characteristics of unaffected parents of Australian children with non-syndromic cleft lip and palate.
International journal of paediatric dentistry - 1 Jul 2014
Aspinall Andrea, Raj Supriya, Jugessur Anil, Marazita Mary, Savarirayan Ravi, Kilpatrick Nicky
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The aetiology of isolated clefts of the lip and/or palate remains obscure. Unaffected family members are treated as if their genetic risks are equivalent and low. Given the number of genes associated with both clefting and dental anomalies, the hypothesis that such anomalies contribute to the cleft phenotype should be explored. AIM: To describe the dental characteristics of parents of children with...
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