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Absent soft palate

MedGen UID:: 1372490
•Concept ID:: C4476928
•: Congenital Abnormality

Synonym:	Agenesis of the soft palate

HPO:	HP:0031046

Definition

A developmental defect characterized by lack of a soft palate. [from HPO]

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MeSH

CClinical test, RResearch test, OOMIM, GGeneReviews, VClinVar

CROGVAbsent soft palate

Abnormality of the face
- Abnormality of the mouth
  - Abnormal oral morphology
    - Abnormal oral cavity morphology
      - Abnormal palate morphology
        Abnormal soft palate morphology
        Absent soft palate

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Laser-assisted uvulopalatoplasty and tonsillectomy for the management of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.

Kern RC, Kutler DI, Reid KJ, Conley DB, Herzon GD, Zee P
Laryngoscope 2003 Jul;113(7):1175-81. doi: 10.1097/00005537-200307000-00013. PMID: 12838016

Practice parameters for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea in adults: the efficacy of surgical modifications of the upper airway. Report of the American Sleep Disorders Association.

Sleep 1996 Feb;19(2):152-5. PMID: 8855038

Recent clinical studies

Diagnosis

Nager's acrofacial dysostosis. Case report and review of the literature.

Danziger I, Brodsky L, Perry R, Nusbaum S, Bernat J, Robinson L
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 1990 Dec;20(3):225-40. doi: 10.1016/0165-5876(90)90353-s. PMID: 2089020

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