Orofacial clefts (OFCs) rank as the second most common congenital birth defect in the
United States after Down syndrome and are the most common head and neck congenital …

Orofacial clefts include cleft lip (CL), cleft palate (CP), and cleft lip and palate (CLP), which
combined represent the largest group of craniofacial malformations in humans with an …

Non-syndromic cleft lip with palate (NSCLP) is the most serious sub-phenotype of non-
syndromic orofacial clefts (NSOFC), which are the most common craniofacial birth defects in …

Nonsyndromic orofacial clefts (OFCs) are a heterogeneous group of common craniofacial
birth defects with complex etiologies that include genetic and environmental risk factors …

Clefts of the lip and palate (CLP), the major causes of congenital facial malformation
globally, result from failure of fusion of the facial processes during embryogenesis. With a …

Craniofacial development involves several complex tissue movements including several
fusion processes to form the frontonasal and maxillary structures, including the upper lip and …

Non syndromic orofacial clefts specifically non-syndromic cleft lip/palate are one of the most
common craniofacial malformation among birth defects in human having multifactorial …

Nonsyndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate (nsCL/P) is among the most common
human birth defects with multifactorial etiology. Here, we present results from a genome …

Background Oral clefts, that is, clefts of the lip and/or cleft palate (CL/P), are the most
common craniofacial birth defects with an approximate incidence of~ 1/700. To date …

Background: The relationship between poverty and incidence of cleft lip and cleft palate
remains unclear. The authors investigated the association between socioeconomic status …