Chapter 17 - Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)»Cleft lip and cleft palate (Q35-Q37)»Cleft lip (Q36)
Q36
Cleft lip
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Related indications (MeSH) (1)
Cleft Lip16 drugs (11 approved, 5 experimental)
Congenital defect in the upper lip where the maxillary prominence fails to merge with the merged medial nasal prominences. It is thought to be caused by faulty migration of the mesoderm in the head region.