Sentences with phrase «oral clefts»
"Oral clefts" refers to a condition where a baby's mouth does not fully form before birth, resulting in a gap or split in the lip or palate (roof of the mouth). Full definition
Children with oral clefts show a wide range of dental anomalies, adding complexity to understanding the phenotypic spectrum of orofacial clefting.
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The study asserted that women who lived close to gas wells were more likely to have children born with a variety of defects, from oral clefts to heart issues.
Janssen, however, has said that birth defects involving Topamax users does not necessarily mean they were caused by the drug because oral clefts are common, impacting about 4,500 newborns each year.
We have also made contributions to the study of other complex diseases, including breast cancer, melanoma, oral clefts, eye disorders, Chiari malformation, ADHD and autism.
Dr. Bailey - Wilson specializes in statistical genetics and genetic epidemiology and is especially interested in risk factors for lung cancer, prostate cancer, eye disorders, autism and oral clefts.
Some research indicates that a high temperature (over 101 degrees F, or 38 degrees C), especially in the first trimester, has been linked to neural tube defects, oral clefts, and congenital heart defects.
Women who used Topamax early in their pregnancies may have given birth to babies born with an oral cleft deformity, fetal or skeletal deformities.