Clefts

Cleft lip with or without cleft palate and isolated cleft palate, collectively termed “oral clefts”, are the second most common birth defects among newborns. It is estimated that approximately 1 out of every 1,000 newborns has an oral cleft, a figure that is higher in certain ethnic groups.

We collaborate with groups all over the world, and provide our expertise in the following areas:

Study design and protocol

• Development of questionnaires and selection of best biological specimens to obtain
• Data management, transfer of biological samples
• Statistical analyses (classical biostatistics and statistical genetics)
• Writing manuscripts, presentations at national and international meetings

Further Information

Wyszynski DF (editor). Cleft Lip and Palate: From Origin to Treatment. Oxford University Press, New York, 2002.

Read the press release about the award "Cleft Lip and Palate" received from the Association of American Publishers' Professional/Scholarly Publishing Division.