Craniofacial clefts in a black African population.
Seven black children with craniofacial anomalies are reported. Holoprosencephaly and hemifacial microsomia featured prominently among the cases presented. These cases represented a large percentage of all cleft cases reported in the region served by the Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH). The social, genetic, and surgical implications are discussed.
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Department of Surgery, University of Port Harcourt Teaching College, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D044383:Black People; D001921:Brain / Q000002:abnormalities; D002971:Cleft Lip; D002972:Cleft Palate; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000002:abnormalities; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009549:Nigeria; D012886:Skull / Q000002:abnormalities*