Epidemiological and genetic study of 121 cases of oral clefts in Kuwait

Orthodontics and Craniofacial Research

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 154-160

  Al Bustan, Suzanne A ^a   El Zawahri, Mokhtar M ^a   Al Adsani, Amani M ^a   Bang, Ramesshwar L ^a,b   Ghunaim, Ibrahim ^b   Maher, Brion S ^c,d   Weinberg, Seth ^c,e   Marazita, Mary L ^c,d  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b Al Babtain Center for Burns and Plastic Surgery   (Kuwait)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO ANSCHUTZ MEDICAL CAMPUS   (United States)

^d Department of Human Genetics ^*  (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cleft lip; Cleft palate; Epidemiology; Genetics; Kuwait; Segregation analysis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARAB; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHROMOSOME MAP; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; CONSANGUINITY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; INFANT; KUWAIT; MALE; MIGRATION; NEWBORN; PEDIGREE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARABS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; CONSANGUINITY; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; KUWAIT; MALE; PEDIGREE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS;

EID: 0036691265     PISSN: 16016335     EISSN: 16016343     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0544.2002.02203.x     Document Type: Article

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