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Subphenotyping and Classification of Cleft Lip and Alveolus in Adult Unoperated Patients: A New Embryological Approach.
The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association - 1 Oct 2018
Vermeij-Keers Christl, Rozendaal Anna M, Luijsterburg Antonius J M, Latief Benny S, Lekkas Costas, Kragt Lea, Ongkosuwito Edwin M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Previously, a new embryological classification was introduced subdividing oral clefts into fusion and/or differentiation defects. This subdivision was used to classify all subphenotypes of cleft lip with or without alveolus (CL±A). Subsequently, it was investigated whether further morphological grading of incomplete CLs is clinically relevant, and which alveolar part is deficient in...
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