Anatomical Variations in Clefts of the Lip with or without Cleft Palate
Table 4
Cleft severity categories for CL and CLP according to sex.
(a)
Male Cleft lip Incomplete
Female Cleft lip Incomplete
Male Cleft lip Complete
Female Cleft lip Complete
Scotland
60
35
19
19
Cambridge
94
43
36
36
Belfast
57
30
20
19
Liverpool
37
15
15
8
(b)
Male Cleft lip and palate Incomplete
Female Cleft lip and palate Incomplete
Male Cleft lip and palate Complete
Female Cleft lip and palate Complete
Scotland
11
9
81
44
Cambridge
17
17
169
104
Belfast
9
8
73
38
Liverpool
7
2
55
22
These data reveal that the most common single cleft subphenotype in every region in the UK is a complete cleft of the lip on the left side in a male, with an accompanying cleft of the palate. Bilateral clefts were excluded from this analysis.
