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Bilateral cleft lip and palate

MedGen UID:
853256
Concept ID:
C1398522
Congenital Abnormality
Synonym: Bilateral cleft lip/palate
SNOMED CT: Cleft palate and bilateral cleft lip (1085331000119107); Uranostaphyloschisis with bilateral cleft lip (1085331000119107); Cleft hard and soft palate and bilateral cleft lip (1085331000119107)
 
HPO: HP:0002744

Definition

Cleft lip and cleft palate affecting both sides of the face. [from HPO]

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  • Bilateral cleft lip and palate

Conditions with this feature

Telecanthus
MedGen UID:
140836
Concept ID:
C0423113
Finding
Distance between the inner canthi more than two standard deviations above the mean (objective); or, apparently increased distance between the inner canthi.
Cholestasis-pigmentary retinopathy-cleft palate syndrome
MedGen UID:
208652
Concept ID:
C0795969
Disease or Syndrome
MED12-related disorders include the phenotypes of FG syndrome type 1 (FGS1), Lujan syndrome (LS), X-linked Ohdo syndrome (XLOS), Hardikar syndrome (HS), and nonspecific intellectual disability (NSID). FGS1 and LS share the clinical findings of cognitive impairment, hypotonia, and abnormalities of the corpus callosum. FGS1 is further characterized by absolute or relative macrocephaly, tall forehead, downslanted palpebral fissures, small and simple ears, constipation and/or anal anomalies, broad thumbs and halluces, and characteristic behavior. LS is further characterized by large head, tall thin body habitus, long thin face, prominent nasal bridge, high narrow palate, and short philtrum. Carrier females in families with FGS1 and LS are typically unaffected. XLOS is characterized by intellectual disability, blepharophimosis, and facial coarsening. HS has been described in females with cleft lip and/or cleft palate, biliary and liver anomalies, intestinal malrotation, pigmentary retinopathy, and coarctation of the aorta. Developmental and cognitive concerns have not been reported in females with HS. Pathogenic variants in MED12 have been reported in an increasing number of males and females with NSID, with affected individuals often having clinical features identified in other MED12-related disorders.
Anophthalmia plus syndrome
MedGen UID:
322166
Concept ID:
C1833339
Disease or Syndrome
A very rare multiple congenital anomaly syndrome with characteristics of anophthalmia or severe microphthalmia, cleft lip/palate, facial cleft and sacral neural tube defects, along with various additional anomalies including congenital glaucoma, iris coloboma, primary hyperplastic vitreous, hypertelorism, low-set ears, clinodactyly, choanal atresia/stenosis, dysgenesis of sacrum, tethering of spinal cord, syringomyelia, hypoplasia of corpus callosum, cerebral ventriculomegaly and endocrine abnormalities. An autosomal recessive inheritance has been suggested.
Holoprosencephaly 2
MedGen UID:
322517
Concept ID:
C1834877
Disease or Syndrome
A rare disorder characterized by the partial separation of the cerebral hemispheres. It is associated with mutations in the SIX3 gene.
Holoprosencephaly 9
MedGen UID:
324369
Concept ID:
C1835819
Disease or Syndrome
Holoprosencephaly-9 refers to a disorder characterized by a wide phenotypic spectrum of brain developmental defects, with or without overt forebrain cleavage abnormalities. It usually includes midline craniofacial anomalies involving the first branchial arch and/or orbits, pituitary hypoplasia with panhypopituitarism, and postaxial polydactyly. The disorder shows incomplete penetrance and variable expressivity (summary by Roessler et al., 2003 and Bertolacini et al., 2012). For general phenotypic information and a discussion of genetic heterogeneity of holoprosencephaly, see HPE1 (236100).
17q11.2 microduplication syndrome
MedGen UID:
501218
Concept ID:
C3495679
Disease or Syndrome
Syndrome that has characteristics of dysmorphic features and intellectual deficit. It has been described in seven patients within one family. 17q11.2 microduplication encompasses the NF1 region. The underlying mechanism may be non-allelic homologous recombination. The study of pedigree suggests that this microduplication segregates within the family for at least two generations. Two patients displayed a normal clinical presentation, suggesting an autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance with incomplete penetrance.
Neurodevelopmental disorder with relative macrocephaly and with or without cardiac or endocrine anomalies
MedGen UID:
1714169
Concept ID:
C5394221
Disease or Syndrome
Nabais Sa-de Vries syndrome type 2 (NSDVS2) is characterized by global developmental delay apparent from birth and distinctive dysmorphic facial features. Most patients have additional anomalies, including congenital heart defects, sleep disturbances, hypotonia, and variable endocrine abnormalities, such as hypothyroidism (summary by Nabais Sa et al., 2020).
Bartsocas-Papas syndrome 2
MedGen UID:
1778443
Concept ID:
C5543445
Disease or Syndrome
Bartsocas-Papas syndrome-2 (BPS2) is a severe form of popliteal pterygium disorder characterized by cutaneous webbing across one or more joints, cleft lip and/or palate, syndactyly, and genital malformations (summary by Leslie et al., 2015).

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Stonehouse-Smith D, Rahman ANAA, Mooney J, Bellardie H
Cleft Palate Craniofac J 2022 Jan;59(1):79-85. Epub 2021 Mar 24 doi: 10.1177/1055665621996116. PMID: 33757373
Carvajal Álvarez DC, Palomares-Aguilera MM, Meneses Geldres MB, Villarroel Giugliano C
J Craniofac Surg 2021 Mar-Apr 01;32(2):698-704. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000007514. PMID: 33705013
Morris L
Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2019 Aug;27(4):302-309. doi: 10.1097/MOO.0000000000000558. PMID: 31219831

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Schwarz SJ, Brandenburg LS, Weingart JV, Schupp W, Füssinger MA, Stocker SA, Metzger MC
J Clin Pediatr Dent 2021 Jul 1;45(3):204-207. doi: 10.17796/1053-4625-45.3.10. PMID: 34192752
Chhajlani R, Chhajlani P, Bonanthaya K, Mahajan RK
Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2021 Aug 1;29(4):327-332. doi: 10.1097/MOO.0000000000000737. PMID: 34091502
Harrison LM, Hallac RR, Derderian CA
Cleft Palate Craniofac J 2021 Jan;58(1):105-113. Epub 2020 Jul 21 doi: 10.1177/1055665620940190. PMID: 32691613
Crepaldi TA, Vitor LLR, Carrara CFC, Rios D, Cruvinel T, Almeida ALPF, Soares S, Machado MAAM, Oliveira TM
J Craniofac Surg 2019 May/Jun;30(3):829-833. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000005175. PMID: 30845087
O'Mahony A, McNamara C, Ireland A, Sandy J, Puryer J
Br Dent J 2017 May 12;222(9):677-681. doi: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2017.405. PMID: 28496230

Diagnosis

Nimonkar SV, Belkhode VM
Pan Afr Med J 2022;42:316. Epub 2022 Aug 29 doi: 10.11604/pamj.2022.42.316.33040. PMID: 36451981Free PMC Article
Park YJ, Derderian C, Oppedisano M
Cleft Palate Craniofac J 2022 May;59(5):680-687. Epub 2021 Jun 23 doi: 10.1177/10556656211023241. PMID: 34159818
O'Mahony A, McNamara C, Ireland A, Sandy J, Puryer J
Br Dent J 2017 May 12;222(9):677-681. doi: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2017.405. PMID: 28496230
Altalibi M, Saltaji H, Edwards R, Major PW, Flores-Mir C
Eur J Orthod 2013 Dec;35(6):772-82. Epub 2013 Mar 15 doi: 10.1093/ejo/cjt009. PMID: 23504529
Le Merrer M, Cikuli M, Ribier J, Briard ML
Am J Med Genet 1989 Jul;33(3):318-22. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.1320330307. PMID: 2801764

Therapy

Bennun RD, Harfin JH
J Craniofac Surg 2018 Sep;29(6):1441-1444. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000004756. PMID: 30015740
O'Mahony A, McNamara C, Ireland A, Sandy J, Puryer J
Br Dent J 2017 May 12;222(9):677-681. doi: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2017.405. PMID: 28496230
de Almeida AM, Ozawa TO, Alves ACM, Janson G, Lauris JRP, Ioshida MSY, Garib DG
Clin Oral Investig 2017 Jun;21(5):1789-1799. Epub 2016 Aug 22 doi: 10.1007/s00784-016-1943-8. PMID: 27550292
Guo J, Li C, Zhang Q, Wu G, Deacon SA, Chen J, Hu H, Zou S, Ye Q
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2011 Jun 15;(6):CD008050. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008050.pub2. PMID: 21678372
Taher AA
Cleft Palate Craniofac J 1992 Jan;29(1):15-6. doi: 10.1597/1545-1569_1992_029_0015_clapit_2.3.co_2. PMID: 1547245

Prognosis

Li R, Shan Y, Li Y, Huang S, Tong Q, Zhou Z, Zheng M, Zhang X, Weng M, Chen Z
Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2022 Aug;162(2):162-172. Epub 2022 May 30 doi: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2021.01.030. PMID: 35654687
Kobayashi S, Yabuki Y, Kokubo K, Yasumura K, Hirakawa T, Fukawa T, Yamamoto K
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2022 Jun;75(6):1931-1936. Epub 2022 Jan 31 doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2022.01.038. PMID: 35181246
Harrison LM, Hallac RR, Derderian CA
Cleft Palate Craniofac J 2021 Jan;58(1):105-113. Epub 2020 Jul 21 doi: 10.1177/1055665620940190. PMID: 32691613
Smyth AG, Wu J
Cleft Palate Craniofac J 2019 Sep;56(8):1008-1012. Epub 2019 Feb 12 doi: 10.1177/1055665619829388. PMID: 30755029
Imbery TE, Sobin LB, Commesso E, Koester L, Tatum SA, Huang D, Wang D, Nicholas BD
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2017 Oct;157(4):676-682. Epub 2017 Jun 27 doi: 10.1177/0194599817707514. PMID: 28653563

Clinical prediction guides

Li R, Shan Y, Li Y, Huang S, Tong Q, Zhou Z, Zheng M, Zhang X, Weng M, Chen Z
Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2022 Aug;162(2):162-172. Epub 2022 May 30 doi: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2021.01.030. PMID: 35654687
Stonehouse-Smith D, Rahman ANAA, Mooney J, Bellardie H
Cleft Palate Craniofac J 2022 Jan;59(1):79-85. Epub 2021 Mar 24 doi: 10.1177/1055665621996116. PMID: 33757373
Crepaldi TA, Vitor LLR, Carrara CFC, Rios D, Cruvinel T, Almeida ALPF, Soares S, Machado MAAM, Oliveira TM
J Craniofac Surg 2019 May/Jun;30(3):829-833. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000005175. PMID: 30845087
Bennun RD, Harfin JH
J Craniofac Surg 2018 Sep;29(6):1441-1444. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000004756. PMID: 30015740
Le Merrer M, Cikuli M, Ribier J, Briard ML
Am J Med Genet 1989 Jul;33(3):318-22. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.1320330307. PMID: 2801764

Recent systematic reviews

Kuang W, Aarts M, Kuijpers-Jagtman AM, He H, Ongkosuwito EM
Cleft Palate Craniofac J 2022 Nov;59(11):1377-1390. Epub 2021 Oct 18 doi: 10.1177/10556656211041883. PMID: 34658258Free PMC Article
Chang IA, Bassiri Gharb B, Papay FA, Rampazzo A
J Craniofac Surg 2022 Mar-Apr 01;33(2):421-425. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000008184. PMID: 34560740
Pinheiro FHSL, Drummond RJ, Frota CM, Bartzela TN, Dos Santos PB
Orthod Craniofac Res 2020 Nov;23(4):385-397. Epub 2020 Jun 28 doi: 10.1111/ocr.12394. PMID: 32446283
Thierens L, Brusselaers N, De Roo N, De Pauw G
Oral Dis 2017 Oct;23(7):889-896. Epub 2017 Jan 24 doi: 10.1111/odi.12613. PMID: 27878905
Guo J, Li C, Zhang Q, Wu G, Deacon SA, Chen J, Hu H, Zou S, Ye Q
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2011 Jun 15;(6):CD008050. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008050.pub2. PMID: 21678372

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