Novel genes associated with risk for oral cleft malformation identified

Monday, May 3, 2010 - 13:01 in Health & Medicine

An international consortium of scientists, led by researchers at Johns Hopkins University has identified two genes that when altered are closely associated with cleft lip and/or cleft palate. Cleft lip and cleft palate are among the world's most common congenital malformations and occur in one in every 700 births.

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