Nigeria: Cleft Lip/Palate - Fourth Most Common Birth Defect

[Leadership]The exact cause of cleft lip/palate is not known, but most believe it could happen as a result of inherited characteristics (gene) or environmental factors or genetic syndromes. Research has shown this syndrome is the fourth common birth defects in the world, apart from being a part of over 400 syndromes, including Down, Waardenburg and Pierre Robin syndromes that affect children. RALIAT AHMED-YUSUF writes on this traumatizing syndrome that affects about three in 700 children born annually.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - Category: African Health Source Type: news