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Cleft Palate Other Information |
Cleft Lip; Cleft Lip and Palate; Cleft Palate/cleft Lip |
For other uses, see Cleft (disambiguation). A cleft is a separation in a body's natural structure, usually formed before birth. Clefts that occur in the oral-facial region often involve the lip, the roof of the mouth (hard palate) or the soft tissue in the back of the mouth (soft palate). Two major types of oral-facial clefts are cleft lip/palate and isolated cleft palate, which are congenital deformities caused by a failure in facial development during gestation. A cleft lip or palate ...
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Velocardiofacial Syndrome
... Velocardiofacial syndrome (VCFS) is a disorder that has been associated with over thirty different features. (A disease or disorder that has more than one identifying feature or symptom is a syndrome....
Source: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
Stickler syndrome ... Stickler syndrome is a group of hereditary conditions characterized by a distinctive facial appearance, eye abnormalities, hearing loss, and joint problems. Genetic changes are related to the followin...
Source: Genetics Home Reference
Researchers Report New Gene Test for Isolated Cleft Lip and Palate ... Researchers report they now can predict whether some parents are more likely than others to have a second child with the “isolated” form of cleft lip and palate, one of the world’s m...
Source: National Institutes of Health
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Resources
- Cleft Palate (National Women's Health Information Center)
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