Prevalence of cleft lip and palate in cousin marriages

Humera Zafar; Farid Ahmad Khan; Muhammad Umar Farooq; Noor Ahmad Niazi; Zafar F; Ali M; Sohail M; Aamer Zaman Khan; Khalid Javed Abi

doi:10.21649/akemu.v12i1.838

Prevalence of cleft lip and palate in cousin marriages

Authors

Humera Zafar
Farid Ahmad Khan
Muhammad Umar Farooq
Noor Ahmad Niazi
Zafar F
Ali M
Sohail M
Aamer Zaman Khan
Khalid Javed Abi

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21649/akemu.v12i1.838

Keywords:

Cleft Lip. Cleft Palate. Palate. Developed Countries. Family. Marriages. Social Change. Lip. Disabled Persons

Abstract

Background: Birth defects are one of the leading causes of paediatric disability and mortality in developing as well as developed countries. The purpose of this study is to report our 3 months experience regarding the prevalence of cleft lip and palate in cousin marriages. Methods: A retrospective review of 50 patients who presented with cleft lip or cleft lip/palate during 3 months, from 9th March to 8th June, 2005 was carried out.. Results: Among the risk factors cousin marriages is a most frequent risk factor. Cleft lip is more common than cleft lip/palate and cleft lip alone is a different entity than cleft lip and palate combined.

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03/22/2016

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Zafar, H., Khan, F. A., Farooq, M. U., Niazi, N. A., F, Z., M, A., … Abi, K. J. (2016). Prevalence of cleft lip and palate in cousin marriages. Annals of King Edward Medical University, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.21649/akemu.v12i1.838

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Vol. 12 No. 1 (2006): AKEMU

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Prevalence of cleft lip and palate in cousin marriages