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ArticlePlastic surgery international2012

A comparative study of facial asymmetry in philippine, colombian, and ethiopian families with nonsyndromic cleft lip palate.

Liliana Otero, Luis Bermudez, Karina Lizarraga, Irene Tangco, Rocelyn Gannaban, Daniel Meles

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Article in Plastic surgery international, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. An Innovative Assessment of the Dynamics of Facial Movements in Surgically Managed Unilateral Cleft Lip and Palate Using 4D Imaging.The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association · 2020
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Liliana OteroDentistry Faculty, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Carrera 7 N0. 40-00, Bogotá, Colombia.
Luis Bermudez
Karina Lizarraga
Irene Tangco
Rocelyn Gannaban
Daniel Meles
Operation PAR · USInternational Trachoma Initiative · ETPontificia Universidad Javeriana · CO

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective. To compare the asymmetry displayed by Philippine, Colombian, and Ethiopian unaffected parents of patients with nonsyndromic cleft palate (NSCLP) and a control population. Methods. Facial measurements were compared between unaffected parents of NSCLP patients and those in the control group for three populations from South America, Asia, and Africa by anthropometric and photographic measurements. Fluctuating and directional asymmetries, height and width proportions, were analyzed and compared. Results. Fluctuating asymmetries (ear length, middle line to Zigion perpendicular for left and right sides) and variations in the facial thirds demonstrated statistical significance in the study group of unaffected parents from Colombia and Philippines, while increased interorbital distance was evident in the unaffected Ethiopian parents of NSCLP patients. Conclusions. The facial differences in unaffected parents could indicate an underlying genetic liability. Identification of these differences has relevance in the understanding of the etiology of NSCLP.

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PMID23150817
PMCPMC3488392
OpenAlexW2033126715

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