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Van der Woude syndrome

also: Lip pit-cleft syndrome

Cleft lip and palate with lower lip pits.

Specialty
Dentistry
Subspecialty
Dentistry / Oral and maxillofacial surgery
Sex & age distribution
Male: affected; Female: affected; Children: yes, congenital
Gene(s) involved
GRHL3, IRF6
Alternative names & eponyms
Lip pit-cleft syndrome

Etiology & mechanism

IRF6 mutation.

Gene(s) involved (2)

Symptoms & signs (4)

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