Congenital Genetic Disorders Flashcards
Set of medical signs and symptoms that are correlated with each other.
Syndrome
Many syndromes are autosomal dominant or recessive?
Dominant
Second most common congenital physical birth defect (approx 1 in 800 births).
Cleft lip and palate
Chances of cleft palate in Asians
2 in 1000
Chances of cleft palate in Caucasians
1 in 1000
Chances of cleft palate in Blacks
0.5 in 1000
This is more commonly associated with syndromes.
Isolated cleft palate
Sex predilection of cleft lip and palate.
Males > F
Sex predilection of cleft palate ONLY.
F > M
One child with cleft palate = ____% chance another child will have it.
4
Two children with cleft palate = ____% chance another child will have it.
9
Mother and child with cleft palate = ____% chance another child will have it.
15
When does lip and palate development occur in utero?
4-8 weeks
What gives rise to the medial and lateral nasal prominences?
Frontonasal prominence
These form from neural crest cells migrating from the first pharyngeal arch.
Maxillary (2) and Mandibular (2) prominences
Houses the incisors in a developing fetus.
Premaxilla
Anterior to the incisive foramen
Premaxilla/Primary palate
Premaxilla AKA
Primary palate
What weeks does the secondary palate form?
6-12
When the maxillary prominence and medial nasal prominence don’t fuse.
Cleft lip
When the lateral palatine processes don’t fuse.
Cleft palate
When the medial and lateral palatine processes don’t fuse.
Cleft alveolus
What class (Veau)?
Unilateral notching of the vermillion not extending into the lip.
1
What class (Veau)?
Extending into the lip, but not the floor of the nose.
2
What class (Veau)?
Goes through the floor of the nose.
3
What class (Veau)?
Any bilateral clefting.
4
What class (Veau)?
Only soft palate involvement.
1
What class (Veau)?
Soft and hard palate involvement.
2
What class (Veau)?
Class 2 + unilateral alveolar process involvement.
3