Predisposing factors to formation of cleft lip and palate: Inherited craniofacial skeletal morphology

Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 613-621

  Chatzistavrou, Evangelia ^a,b   Ross, R Bruce ^a,c   Tompson, Bryan D ^c,d,e   Johnston, Malcom C ^f,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Hospital for Sick Children ^*  (Greece)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^d Discipline of Orthodontics

^e Faculty of Dentistry   (Canada)

^f School of Dentistry

^g UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cephalometrics; Cleft lip and palate; Craniofacial morphology; Heritability; Predisposition; Twins

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CEPHALOMETRY; CHILD; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT LIP PALATE; CLEFT PALATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC RISK; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TWIN DISCORDANCE;

EID: 8644234873     PISSN: 10556656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1597/03-090.1     Document Type: Article

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