Consanguinity and occurrence of cleft lip/palate: A hospital-based registry study in Riyadh

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 158 A, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 541-546

  Ravichandran, Kandasamy ^a   Shoukri, Mohamed ^a   Aljohar, Aziza ^a   Shazia, Naz Subhani ^a   Al Twaijri, Yasmin ^a   Al Jarba, Ibtisam ^a  

^a KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Consanguinity; Family history; Occurrence of cleft lip palate; Recurrence in siblings; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT LIP PALATE; CLEFT PALATE; CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGE; CONSANGUINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; SAUDI ARABIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIBLING;

CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; CONSANGUINITY; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; REGISTRIES; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 84857107962     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.34432     Document Type: Article

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