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Editorial
. 2008 Feb 23;336(7641):399.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39470.657685.80. Epub 2008 Feb 4.

Familial risks of oral clefts

Melissa Lees
Editorial

Familial risks of oral clefts

Melissa Lees. BMJ. .

Abstract

Risk of recurrence is higher with cleft palate only

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Competing interests: None declared.

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