Part 1 of this 2-part article, "Understanding the Embryology and Genetics of Cleft Lip and Palate," presented the embryology of the face, lip, and palate to help the clinician understand the ...

If you’re the parent of a child with a cleft lip and/or palate, know that experts are ready to help and many parents have ...

July is Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness Month, which aims to raise awareness and improve understanding of cleft lip and palate defects. About 6,000 to 8,000 babies are born in the United States with ...

Cleft lip and cleft palate are among the most common birth defects, occurring in about one in 1,050 births in the United States. These defects, which appear when the tissues that form the lip or ...

Explore the function of genes involved in birth defects while developing skills in embryology, molecular biology ... pathologies including craniofacial malformations such as cleft lip and cleft palate ...