## Abstract Nonsyndromic cleft lip and palate (CLP) is among the most common human birth defects. Transmission patterns suggest that the causes are βmultifactorialβ combinations of genetic and nongenetic factors, mostly distinct from those causing cleft secondary palate (CP). The major etiological
Association of ABCA4 and MAFB with non-syndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate
β Scribed by Qiuping Yuan; Susan H. Blanton; Jacqueline T. Hecht
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 79 KB
- Volume
- 155
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1552-4825
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