The NewFace Foundation
A Non-Profit Corporation that Benefits Children Born With Facial Deformities
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The NewFace Foundation A Non-Profit Corporation that Benefits Children Born With Facial Deformities |
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MOSAIC Mothers of Smiling and Irresistible Children born with Cleft Lip & Cleft Palate This is a quarterly newsletter focused on connecting mothers together concerning medical issues, support, and friendship. The newsletter also contains information written by Dr. Howard in areas of medical care and advice. Parents and grandparents are invited to participate in the newsletter by providing articles and pictures. We love pictures!!!!!! To have your name added to the mailing list, please email us at the following address:
MOSAIC Issue # 2 June 10, 2002 Studies Point to Genetic Link with Cleft Lip & Palate By Niki Sepsas Two independent studies have pinpointed a gene involved in the most common forms of cleft lip and cleft palate. In an article in the October 2001 issue of Nature Genetics, researchers reported the discovery of a link between a mutation of the gene and the development of the cleft lip and cleft palate which occurs in about one in every 500 births. Working with collaborators in California and Venezuela, Dr. Richard Spritz, the director of the Human Medical Genetics Program at the Health Services Center in Denver, Colorado, studied patients in Venezuela with the common, or “sporadic,” form of cleft lip and palate to determine the link.In a separate study, scientists in London, England in September 2001 reported that they had identified the gene that causes cleft palate in a finding that could improve the diagnosis and treatment of the congenital disorder. Researchers at Imperial College in London found the TBX22 gene on the x-chromosome by using information from the Human Genome Project. The study focused on seven generations of an Icelandic family with the problem. Dr. Philip Stanier, head of the research team, feels that identification of the gene that causes x-linked cleft palate will help researchers shed more light on causes of the disorder and lead to more effective treatment. Identifying the specific gene involved with facial clefting leads to earlier and more specific diagnosis of children with clefts as well as to the possibility of “gene therapy” in the treatment of cleft lip and palate.
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Navigation: ***The NewFace Foundation does not pay for adult cosmetic surgery. This Foundation benefits Children Born With Facial Deformities. Please do not contact us if you are an adult seeking financial assistance for cosmetic surgery. Send mail to
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