Non-syndromic Cleft Palate: An Overview on Human Genetic and Environmental Risk Factors

The epithelial and mesenchymal cells involved in early embryonic facial development are guided by complex regulatory mechanisms. Any factor perturbing the growth, approach and fusion of the frontonasal and maxillary processes could result in orofacial clefts that represent the most common craniofaci...

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Main Authors: Marcella Martinelli, Annalisa Palmieri, Francesco Carinci, Luca Scapoli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcell.2020.592271/full