"Cleft Lip" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Congenital defect in the upper lip where the maxillary prominence fails to merge with the merged medial nasal prominences. It is thought to be caused by faulty migration of the mesoderm in the head region.
| Descriptor ID |
D002971
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C07.465.409.225 C07.465.525.164 C07.650.525.164 C16.131.850.525.164
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| Concept/Terms |
Cleft Lip- Cleft Lip
- Cleft Lips
- Lip, Cleft
- Lips, Cleft
- Harelip
- Harelips
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2014 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2016 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2018 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 2019 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| 2020 | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| 2021 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 2024 | 13 | 1 | 14 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cleft Lip" by people in Profiles.
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A Comparative Assessment of Surgeon Appraisal of Presurgical Infant Orthopedics Outcomes Using PLANA and NAM. J Craniofac Surg. 2026 Jul-Aug 01; 37(7-8):2128-2132.
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Therapeutic p63 isoform switching rescues epidermal defects in AEC syndrome. Mol Ther. 2026 Apr 01; 34(4):2324-2342.
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Mature Cleft Rhinoplasty: Morphologic Outcomes of Septal Cartilage Grafting. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2026 Aug; 63(8):2503-2508.
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Simulation in Cleft Care: Evolution, Evidence, and Training the Future Surgeon. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2025 10 01; 156(4S-2):56S-71S.
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Retrospective Review of Open Tip Plasty for Bilateral Cleft Nasal Deformity before Adolescent Growth: A Single Surgeon's Experience of 25 Consecutive Cases. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2025 10 01; 156(4S-2):30S-40S.
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WNT4 deficiency impacts heart, diaphragm, and palate development: Insights from human genetics, machine learning, and mouse models. Dev Biol. 2026 Jan; 529:66-80.
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An Early Comparative Analysis of Presurgical Lip, Alveolus, and Nose Approximation and Nasoalveolar Molding. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2026 03 01; 157(3):394e-402e.
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Anthropometrics versus Experts' Subjective Analysis of Cleft Severity and PSIO Outcomes in Unilateral Clefts: A New Grading System. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2026 02 01; 157(2):242e-252e.
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Identification of functional non-coding variants associated with orofacial cleft. Nat Commun. 2025 Jul 16; 16(1):6545.
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Partners in African Cleft Training (PACT): Evolution of a Partnership Supporting Sustainable Interdisciplinary Cleft Team Care in Sub-Saharan Africa. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2026 May; 63(5):1347-1356.