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Cleft Lip

Known as: Cheiloschisis, Congenital fissure of lip, Cleft of upper lip 
Congenital defect in the upper lip where the maxillary prominence fails to merge with the merged medial nasal prominences. It is thought to be caused… 
National Institutes of Health

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Aarskog syndromeAcrocallosal SyndromeAdams Oliver syndromeAicardi's syndrome

Narrower (15)

Ausems Wittebol-Post Hennekam syndromeBaraitser Rodeck Garner syndromeBilateral cleft lipBixler Christian Gorlin syndrome

Broader (1)

Unspecified anomaly of upper alimentary tract

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Highly Cited
2016
Highly Cited
2016
Prenatal detection of orofacial clefts
Orofacial clefts are one of the most common congenital anomalies. The incidence is approximately 1 : 500 to 1 : 550 births [1… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Universal Parameters for Reporting Speech Outcomes in Individuals with Cleft Palate
Objective: To achieve consistency and uniformity in reporting speech outcomes in individuals born with cleft palate with or… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Variation in WNT genes is associated with non-syndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate.
Non-syndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate (NSCLP) is a common birth defect. Genetic and environmental factors have… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Impaired FGF signaling contributes to cleft lip and palate
Nonsyndromic cleft lip and palate (NS CLP) is a complex birth defect resulting from a combination of genetic and environmental… 
Review
2006
Review
2006
Development of the upper lip: Morphogenetic and molecular mechanisms
The vertebrate upper lip forms from initially freely projecting maxillary, medial nasal, and lateral nasal prominences at the… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
The complex genetics of cleft lip and palate.
Clefts of the lip and palate are a common craniofacial anomaly, requiring complex multidisciplinary treatment and having lifelong… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
MSX1 mutation is associated with orofacial clefting and tooth agenesis in humans
A Dutch family with tooth agenesis and various combinations of cleft palate only and cleft lip and cleft palate showed a nonsense… 
Review
1985
Review
1985
Primary correction of unilateral cleft lip nasal deformity: a 10-year review.
A 10-year follow-up of patients who underwent primary correction of their cleft lip nasal deformity is presented. These are the… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
REVERSE-U INCISION FOR SECONDARY REPAIR OF CLEFT LIP NOSE
We describe a reverse-U incision for the secondary repair of cleft lip nose deformity. With it, the desired correction, for the… 
Review
1972
Review
1972
Maternal epilepsy and abnormalities of the fetus and newborn.
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