Sex-linked inheritance of cleft palate

✍ Scribed by A. R. Rushton

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 1979
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 117 KB
• Volume: 48
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0340-6717
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00286901

✦ Synopsis

A family pedigree is reported in which males in four generations are affected with midline isolated cleft palate. This is the second report of cleft palate inherited as a sex-linked recessive trait, and it emphasizes the importance of careful pedigree construction when counseling families of children afflicted with this disorder.