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Cleft lip with or without cleft palate

MedGen UID:
1842916
•Concept ID:
C0810364
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Congenital Abnormality
Synonym: Tessier cleft number 1,2
 
Orphanet: ORPHA1991

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Ultrasound and fetal magnetic resonance imaging: Clinical performance in the prenatal diagnosis of orofacial clefts and mandibular abnormalities.
Tonni G, Peixoto AB, Werner H, Grisolia G, Ruano R, Sepulveda F, Sepulveda W, Araujo Júnior E
J Clin Ultrasound 2023 Feb;51(2):346-361. doi: 10.1002/jcu.23403. PMID: 36785498
Thirty Years of Prenatal Cleft Diagnosis: What Have We Learned?
Steinberg JP, Gosain AK
Plast Reconstr Surg 2015 Sep;136(3):550-557. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000001533. PMID: 26313826
The multidisciplinary evaluation and management of cleft lip and palate.
Robin NH, Baty H, Franklin J, Guyton FC, Mann J, Woolley AL, Waite PD, Grant J
South Med J 2006 Oct;99(10):1111-20. doi: 10.1097/01.smj.0000209093.78617.3a. PMID: 17100032

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Gene×environment associations in orofacial clefting.
Marazita ML
Curr Top Dev Biol 2023;152:169-192. Epub 2022 Nov 14 doi: 10.1016/bs.ctdb.2022.10.006. PMID: 36707211
Current concepts on cleft lip and palate etiology.
Candotto V, Oberti L, Gabrione F, Greco G, Rossi D, Romano M, Mummolo S
J Biol Regul Homeost Agents 2019 May-Jun;33(3 Suppl. 1):145-151. DENTAL SUPPLEMENT. PMID: 31538461
MSX1 gene polymorphisms and non-syndromic cleft lip with or without palate (NSCL/P): A meta-analysis.
Tasanarong P, Pabalan N, Tharabenjasin P, Jarjanazi H
Oral Dis 2019 Sep;25(6):1492-1501. Epub 2019 Jun 25 doi: 10.1111/odi.13127. PMID: 31132300
Association between the IRF6 rs2235371 polymorphism and the risk of nonsyndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate in Chinese Han populations: A meta-analysis.
Xia Y, Hu B, Chen J, Zheng L, Song J
Arch Oral Biol 2017 Dec;84:161-168. Epub 2017 Oct 2 doi: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2017.09.032. PMID: 29017114
Cleft lip and palate.
Mossey PA, Little J, Munger RG, Dixon MJ, Shaw WC
Lancet 2009 Nov 21;374(9703):1773-85. Epub 2009 Sep 9 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(09)60695-4. PMID: 19747722

Diagnosis

MSX1 gene polymorphisms and non-syndromic cleft lip with or without palate (NSCL/P): A meta-analysis.
Tasanarong P, Pabalan N, Tharabenjasin P, Jarjanazi H
Oral Dis 2019 Sep;25(6):1492-1501. Epub 2019 Jun 25 doi: 10.1111/odi.13127. PMID: 31132300
Prevalence, diagnosis and outcome of cleft lip with or without cleft palate in The Netherlands.
Fleurke-Rozema JH, van de Kamp K, Bakker MK, Pajkrt E, Bilardo CM, Snijders RJ
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2016 Oct;48(4):458-463. Epub 2016 Sep 9 doi: 10.1002/uog.15834. PMID: 26663260
Radiology of Cleft Lip and Palate: Imaging for the Prenatal Period and throughout Life.
Abramson ZR, Peacock ZS, Cohen HL, Choudhri AF
Radiographics 2015 Nov-Dec;35(7):2053-63. doi: 10.1148/rg.2015150050. PMID: 26562237
Evaluation and diagnosis of the dysmorphic infant.
Jones KL, Adam MP
Clin Perinatol 2015 Jun;42(2):243-61, vii-viii. doi: 10.1016/j.clp.2015.02.002. PMID: 26042903Free PMC Article
Cleft lip and palate.
Crockett DJ, Goudy SL
Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am 2014 Nov;22(4):573-86. Epub 2014 Aug 24 doi: 10.1016/j.fsc.2014.07.002. PMID: 25444729

Therapy

Prenatal Consultation Outcomes for Infants With Cleft Lip With and Without Cleft Palate.
Thompson RL, Thorson HL, Chinnadurai S, Tibesar RJ, Roby BB
Cleft Palate Craniofac J 2023 Sep;60(9):1071-1077. Epub 2022 Apr 18 doi: 10.1177/10556656221093174. PMID: 35437035
Cleft lip/palate and educational attainment: cause, consequence or correlation? A Mendelian randomization study.
Dardani C, Howe LJ, Mukhopadhyay N, Stergiakouli E, Wren Y, Humphries K, Davies A, Ho K, Weinberg SM, Marazita ML, Mangold E, Ludwig KU, Relton CL, Davey Smith G, Lewis SJ, Sandy J, Davies NM, Sharp GC
Int J Epidemiol 2020 Aug 1;49(4):1282-1293. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyaa047. PMID: 32373937Free PMC Article
Current concepts on cleft lip and palate etiology.
Candotto V, Oberti L, Gabrione F, Greco G, Rossi D, Romano M, Mummolo S
J Biol Regul Homeost Agents 2019 May-Jun;33(3 Suppl. 1):145-151. DENTAL SUPPLEMENT. PMID: 31538461
Asthma in pregnancy: a hit for two.
Murphy VE, Schatz M
Eur Respir Rev 2014 Mar 1;23(131):64-8. doi: 10.1183/09059180.00008313. PMID: 24591663Free PMC Article
Diazepam effects on non-syndromic cleft lip with or without palate: epidemiological studies, clinical findings, genes and extracellular matrix.
Marinucci L, Balloni S, Carinci F, Locci P, Pezzetti F, Bodo M
Expert Opin Drug Saf 2011 Jan;10(1):23-33. Epub 2010 Jul 20 doi: 10.1517/14740338.2010.506478. PMID: 20645675

Prognosis

Poverty and Risk of Cleft Lip and Palate: An Analysis of United States Birth Data.
Vu GH, Warden C, Zimmerman CE, Kalmar CL, Humphries LS, McDonald-McGinn DM, Jackson OA, Low DW, Taylor JA, Swanson JW
Plast Reconstr Surg 2022 Jan 1;149(1):169-182. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000008636. PMID: 34936619Free PMC Article
Association Between IRF6 Variants and Nonsyndromic Cleft Lip With or Without Cleft Palate in Chile.
Suazo J, Recabarren AS, Marín NR, Blanco R
Reprod Sci 2020 Oct;27(10):1857-1862. Epub 2020 Jun 12 doi: 10.1007/s43032-020-00203-9. PMID: 32533457
Association between IRF6 and 8q24 polymorphisms and nonsyndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate: Systematic review and meta-analysis.
Wattanawong K, Rattanasiri S, McEvoy M, Attia J, Thakkinstian A
Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol 2016 Sep;106(9):773-88. Epub 2016 Aug 11 doi: 10.1002/bdra.23540. PMID: 27511269Free PMC Article
Cleft lip and palate: review.
Ciminello FS, Morin RJ, Nguyen TJ, Wolfe SA
Compr Ther 2009 Spring;35(1):37-43. PMID: 19351103
Genetics of cleft lip and palate.
Bender PL
J Pediatr Nurs 2000 Aug;15(4):242-9. doi: 10.1053/jpdn.2000.8148. PMID: 10969497

Clinical prediction guides

Birth Defect Co-Occurrence Patterns Among Infants With Cleft Lip and/or Palate.
Sanchez MLN, Benjamin RH, Mitchell LE, Langlois PH, Canfield MA, Swartz MD, Scheuerle AE, Scott DA, Northrup H, Schaaf CP, Ray JW, McLean SD, Chen H, Lupo PJ, Agopian AJ
Cleft Palate Craniofac J 2022 Apr;59(4):417-426. Epub 2021 Apr 28 doi: 10.1177/10556656211010060. PMID: 33906455Free PMC Article
Maxillary incisor enamel defects in individuals born with cleft lip/palate.
Lavôr JR, Lacerda RHW, Modesto A, Vieira AR
PLoS One 2020;15(12):e0244506. Epub 2020 Dec 28 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0244506. PMID: 33370403Free PMC Article
Cleft lip/palate and educational attainment: cause, consequence or correlation? A Mendelian randomization study.
Dardani C, Howe LJ, Mukhopadhyay N, Stergiakouli E, Wren Y, Humphries K, Davies A, Ho K, Weinberg SM, Marazita ML, Mangold E, Ludwig KU, Relton CL, Davey Smith G, Lewis SJ, Sandy J, Davies NM, Sharp GC
Int J Epidemiol 2020 Aug 1;49(4):1282-1293. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyaa047. PMID: 32373937Free PMC Article
MSX1 gene polymorphisms and non-syndromic cleft lip with or without palate (NSCL/P): A meta-analysis.
Tasanarong P, Pabalan N, Tharabenjasin P, Jarjanazi H
Oral Dis 2019 Sep;25(6):1492-1501. Epub 2019 Jun 25 doi: 10.1111/odi.13127. PMID: 31132300
Genetics of cleft lip and palate revisited.
Batra P, Duggal R, Parkash H
J Clin Pediatr Dent 2003 Summer;27(4):311-20. doi: 10.17796/jcpd.27.4.k7j3628944237392. PMID: 12924730

Recent systematic reviews

Advances in research regarding the roles of non-coding RNAs in non-syndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate: A systematic review.
Wei Y, Tian Y, Yu X, Miao Z, Xu Y, Pan Y
Arch Oral Biol 2022 Feb;134:105319. Epub 2021 Nov 21 doi: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2021.105319. PMID: 34864430
Association of Fetal MTHFR 677C > T Polymorphism with Non-Syndromic Cleft Lip with or without Palate Risk: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Amooee A, Dastgheib SA, Niktabar SM, Noorishadkam M, Lookzadeh MH, Mirjalili SR, Heiranizadeh N, Neamatzadeh H
Fetal Pediatr Pathol 2021 Aug;40(4):337-353. Epub 2019 Dec 27 doi: 10.1080/15513815.2019.1707918. PMID: 31880477
Association of the WNT3 polymorphisms and non-syndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate: evidence from a meta-analysis.
Wang BQ, Gao ST, Chen K, Xu ZQ, Sun JM, Xia Y, Lv ZT
Biosci Rep 2018 Dec 21;38(6) Epub 2018 Nov 23 doi: 10.1042/BSR20181676. PMID: 30355643Free PMC Article
Association between IRF6 and 8q24 polymorphisms and nonsyndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate: Systematic review and meta-analysis.
Wattanawong K, Rattanasiri S, McEvoy M, Attia J, Thakkinstian A
Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol 2016 Sep;106(9):773-88. Epub 2016 Aug 11 doi: 10.1002/bdra.23540. PMID: 27511269Free PMC Article
Parental consanguinity and nonsyndromic orofacial clefts in children: a systematic review and meta-analyses.
Sabbagh HJ, Hassan MH, Innes NP, Baik AA, Mossey PA
Cleft Palate Craniofac J 2014 Sep;51(5):501-13. Epub 2013 May 2 doi: 10.1597/12-209. PMID: 23638915

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