Fig 1.
Types of nonsyndromic oral facial clefts.
Nonsyndromic clefts can involve the lip only (A), both lip and palate (B), or the palate only (C). They range in severity from small lip notches and submucous cleft palates to the severe case shown in (B). CL = cleft lip; CP = cleft palate.
Fig 2.
(A) Arches, loops, and whorls are common fingerprints. Loops can be either ulnar or radial, depending on whether they open to the ulnar or radial side of the finger. (B) Uncommon fingerprints include accidentals and other rare types.
Table 1.
Number of individuals by site, sex, and cleft status.
Table 2.
Number of common patterns by site, sex, and cleft status.
Table 3.
Pattern count—ANOVA optimal models with P values ≤ 0.05.
Table 4.
Mean pattern dissimilarity scores (N) by site, sex, and cleft status.
Table 5.
Pattern dissimilarity scores—ANOVA optimal models with P values ≤ 0.05.
Table 6.
Frequency of pattern types in spanish samples.