The prevalence of cleft uvula in an inuit population
Abstract The prevalence of cleft uvula, a palatal cleft microformation, is reported for an Inuit population. The etiology of this congenital anomaly is discussed and cross‐populational frequencies inventoried. Since cleft uvula frequencies are ordinarily high in East Asian and East‐Asian‐derived pop...
| Published in: | American Journal of Physical Anthropology |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
1974
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.1330410311 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fajpa.1330410311 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/ajpa.1330410311 |
| Summary: | Abstract The prevalence of cleft uvula, a palatal cleft microformation, is reported for an Inuit population. The etiology of this congenital anomaly is discussed and cross‐populational frequencies inventoried. Since cleft uvula frequencies are ordinarily high in East Asian and East‐Asian‐derived populations, factors accounting for some relatively low Inuit prevalences are suggested. |
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