The patterns on a person’s lips might be genetically linked to clefts and other orofacial disorders. A repaired cleft lip shows a whorled pattern. Image by MARY L. MARAZITA, CENTER FOR ...

Biologists have discovered that disruptions in transfer RNA function can lead to the development of cleft lip and cleft palate.

Cleft lip and cleft palate are among the most common birth defects, occurring in about one in 1,050 births in the United ...

Journal of Communication Disorders, 44, 584-594. Hardin-Jones, M., Chapman, K. (2011). Cognitive and language issues associated with cleft lip and palate. In Communication Disorders Related to Cleft ...

Neda Tahmasebifard, an assistant professor in the speech and language pathology department at Saint Mary’s College, researches the cleft lip and palate condition.

Cleft lip and cleft palate are among the most common birth defects, occurring in about one in 1,050 births in the United States. These defects, which appear when the tissues that form the lip or ...

Cleft lip and cleft palate ... involved in an earlier step in tRNA splicing — can lead to neurodevelopmental disorders. “Defects in other components of the tRNA pathway have been shown ...