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Soft tissue nasal asymmetry as an indicator of orofacial cleft predisposition.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Jun 2018
Zhang Charles, Miller Steven F, Roosenboom Jasmien, Wehby George L, Moreno Uribe Lina M, Hecht Jacqueline T, Deleyiannis Frederic W B, Christensen Kaare, Marazita Mary L, Weinberg Seth M
Abstract excerpt
The biological relatives of offspring with nonsyndromic orofacial clefts have been shown to exhibit distinctive facial features, including excess asymmetry, which are hypothesized to indicate the presence of genetic risk factors. The significance of excess soft tissue nasal asymmetry in at-risk relatives is unclear and was examined in the present study. Our sample included 164 unaffected parents from families...
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