Who Is Affected by Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate
The incidence of
cleft lip with or without
cleft palate varies by ethnic group and gender. Asians
and Native Americans have the highest incidence and African Americans have the
lowest.1 Cleft lip occurs with or without cleft palate
in about 1 out of 750 white births. And cleft palate alone occurs in about
1 out of 2,500 white births.1
Cleft lip is more common in males. And cleft palate is more common in females.
Citations
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Tinanoff N (2007). Cleft lip and palate. In RM
Kliegman et al., eds., Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics,
18th ed., pp. 1532–1533. Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier.
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By
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Healthwise Staff |
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Primary Medical Reviewer
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John Pope, MD - Pediatrics |
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Specialist Medical Reviewer
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Adam David Schaffner, MD, FACS - Plastic Surgery, Otolaryngology |
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Last Revised
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January 19, 2012 |
Last Revised:
January 19, 2012
Tinanoff N (2007). Cleft lip and palate. In RM
Kliegman et al., eds., Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics,
18th ed., pp. 1532–1533. Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier.