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ReviewBirth defects research2020

Environmental mechanisms of orofacial clefts.

Michael A Garland, Kurt Reynolds, Chengji J Zhou

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Review in Birth defects research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
26citing papers in PubMed
5.6field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed, 54 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Chromodomain helicase DNA-binding proteins and orofacial cleft.Journal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences · 2026
    Review
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  4. The impact of maternal stress on non-syndromic clefts: a retrospective case-control study.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2025
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  5. foxe1 mutant zebrafish show indications of a hypothyroid phenotype and increased sensitivity to ethanol for craniofacial malformations.Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists · 2025
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  8. MLL4 regulates postnatal palate growth and midpalatal suture development.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2025
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  9. MLL4 regulates postnatal palate growth and midpalatal suture development.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2024
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  11. Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms inDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
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  12. Zebrafish (International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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  17. MicroRNAs and Gene Regulatory Networks Related to Cleft Lip and Palate.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Michael A GarlandDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, University of California at Davis, Sacramento, California, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9063-8547
Kurt ReynoldsDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, University of California at Davis, Sacramento, California, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3315-8157
Chengji J ZhouDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, University of California at Davis, Sacramento, California, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8592-4680
Shriners Hospitals for Children - Erie · US

Funding

Cellular and molecular mechanisms of orofacial cleftsR01DE026737 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · PI ZHOU, CHENGJI · 2017 to 2021
$3.1M
Surface ectodermal mechanism and maternal intervention of neural tube defectsR01NS102261 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · PI ZHOU, CHENGJI · 2018 to 2022
$2.5M
Wnt Signaling in Craniofacial Developmental DisordersR01DE021696 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · PI ZHOU, CHENGJI · 2011 to 2015
$1.9M
NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE021696NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE026737NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS102261Shriners Hospitals for Children 85105
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Orofacial clefts (OFCs) are among the most common birth defects and impart a significant burden on afflicted individuals and their families. It is increasingly understood that many nonsyndromic OFCs are a consequence of extrinsic factors, genetic susceptibilities, and interactions of the two. Therefore, understanding the environmental mechanisms of OFCs is important in the prevention of future cases. This review examines the molecular mechanisms associated with environmental factors that either protect against or increase the risk of OFCs. We focus on essential metabolic pathways, environmental signaling mechanisms, detoxification pathways, behavioral risk factors, and biological hazards that may disrupt orofacial development.

Indexed as

Cleft LipCleft PalateBrainGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansRisk Factorsbehavioral exposuredrinking alcoholenvironmental signaling pathwaysfolateoccupational exposureorofacial cleftspathogenic factorsretinoid acidsmoking tobacco

Identifiers

PMID33125192
PMCPMC7902093
OpenAlexW3095216603

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