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...

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Published in:American Journal of Physical Anthropology
Main Author: Heathcote, Gary M.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1974
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inuit
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spelling crwiley:10.1002/ajpa.1330410311 2024-06-02T08:09:30+00:00 The prevalence of cleft uvula in an inuit population Heathcote, Gary M. 1974 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 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor American Journal of Physical Anthropology volume 41, issue 3, page 433-437 ISSN 0002-9483 1096-8644 journal-article 1974 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.1330410311 2024-05-03T12:00:37Z 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. Article in Journal/Newspaper inuit Wiley Online Library American Journal of Physical Anthropology 41 3 433 437
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