Success and Failure for Children Born with Facial Clefts in Africa: A 15-Year Follow-up [PDF]
Background: This study reviews the 15year program of our Department of Pediatric Surgery for the treatment and follow-up of children born with a cleft in Benin and Togo. Methods: We analyzed files of children born in Africa with a cleft.
Bossou, Raymond+5 more
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Pbx loss in cranial neural crest, unlike in epithelium, results in cleft palate only and a broader midface. [PDF]
Orofacial clefting represents the most common craniofacial birth defect. Cleft lip with or without cleft palate (CL/P) is genetically distinct from cleft palate only (CPO).
Berkes+78 more
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Association of cervical vertrebra anomalies with cleft lip and palate
Introduction: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the developmental relationship in the vertebral column in the cervical region and to relate its association in patient′s with cleft lip and palate.
Mudita Srivastava+5 more
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Background The purpose of this study was to analysis the nostril symmetry and nasal stability following secondary rhinoplasty performed with either nasal septal cartilage implantation (G1) or simple alar cartilage suspension and internal fixation (G2) in
Shuxia Dong+7 more
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THE INFLUENCE OF CLEFT LIP AND PALATE SEVERITY ON SURGICAL OUTCOMES
Highlights: • The severity of unilateral CLP was assessed by categorizing preoperative photo data based on the severity of the cleft, and this severity was then correlated with the surgical outcomes. • The way wounds heal is influenced by the width of
Ruby Riana Asparini+4 more
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The acrocallosal syndrome: A case report and literature survey [PDF]
Acrocallosal syndrome (ACS) is a rare, genetically transmitted disorder characterized by facial deformities. These include a large forehead, large anterior fontanelle, broad nasal bridge with increased intercanthal distance, partial or complete agenesis ...
Davies, Lindsey+2 more
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Pilot epidemiological study of cleft lip and/or palate inh Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
Objective: To identify number of cases and the type of cleft lip and/or palate managed in government tertiary center (Queen Elizabeth Hospital) in Kota Kinabalu; and to analyze the associative factors of cleft lip and/or palate.
Chai Siew Cheng
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Genetics of cleft lip and cleft palate [PDF]
AbstractOrofacial clefts are common birth defects and can occur as isolated, nonsyndromic events or as part of Mendelian syndromes. There is substantial phenotypic diversity in individuals with these birth defects and their family members: from subclinical phenotypes to associated syndromic features that is mirrored by the many genes that contribute to
Elizabeth J. Leslie, Mary L. Marazita
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Local expression of inflammatory cytokines in the facial tissue of children with a cleft lip and palate [PDF]
The cleft lip and/or palate are among the most common congenital anomalies that occur in early development. Cytokines play an important role in the proliferation, growth, differentiation, survival and the functional activity of many cells and the ...
Akota, Ilze, Pilmane, Mara, Smane, Liene
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Bi-allelic GAD1 variants cause a neonatal onset syndromic developmental and epileptic encephalopathy. [PDF]
Developmental and epileptic encephalopathies are a heterogeneous group of early-onset epilepsy syndromes dramatically impairing neurodevelopment. Modern genomic technologies have revealed a number of monogenic origins and opened the door to therapeutic ...
Alix, E+30 more
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