October 2023 in “Egyptian Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery” This narrative review examined various surgical and non-surgical methods for managing postsurgical scars in patients with cleft lip and palate, aiming to mitigate the aesthetic and functional impacts of these scars in affected individuals.
February 2016 in “The journal of allergy and clinical immunology/Journal of allergy and clinical immunology/The journal of allergy and clinical immunology” This study reports a novel mutation in the TP63 gene associated with T and B cell lymphopenia in an EEC patient, suggesting that EEC diagnosis should include TREC assay and evaluation for immunodeficiency.
February 2025 in “Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health” In this case report, a late preterm male infant presented with a pathogenic TP63 gene variant, consistent with Rapp-Hodgkin Syndrome, showing symptoms such as ichthyosiform erythroderma, cleft palate, and ankyloblepharon, highlighting the complex management and diagnostic challenges in such cases.
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November 2014 in “Developmental Dynamics” This review explores the similarities between wound healing, palatogenesis, and orofacial clefting, suggesting these processes share common pathways and genetic regulatory mechanisms, but reports no new experimental results.
This chapter reviews secondary soft tissue revision surgeries for residual defects in patients with orofacial clefts, highlighting the various aesthetic issues and their surgical management after reaching skeletal maturity.