supported by the Medical Technology Development Foundation of Jiangsu Provincial Health Bureau of China (H200513);Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University (IRT0631) and National 973 Program(2006CB944005)
Objective: Nonsyndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate(NSCL/P) is a common birth defect with unclear etiology. Both genetic and environmental factors may contribute to NSCL/P. Many genes have been identifie...