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Cheiloscopy and dermatoglyphics as genetic markers in the transmission of cleft lip and palate: A case-control study.
Journal of the Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry - 1 Jan 2000
Saujanya K, Prasad M Ghanashyam, Sushma B, Kumar J Raghavendra, Reddy Y S N, Niranjani K
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Determining the relative risk of cleft lip and palate (CL[P]) on the basis of lip prints and dermatoglyphics as genetic background may be useful for genetic counseling, and the development of future preventive measures. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: (1) To analyze the various pattern types of lip prints and dermatoglyphics in parents of CL(P) children and to detect if any specific type can be contemplated as a...
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