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Pitt Researcher To Co-Direct National Consortium On Facial Birth Defects
18 November 2009
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Iowa will lead a $9 million, five-year initiative to study the cause of facial birth defects. The FaceBase Consortium will create an encyclopedic database of...
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Progress Report On Cleft Palate Surgery In Developing Countries
25 October 2009
Craniofacial surgeons around the world are striving toward a critical goal: making high-quality cleft palate and craniofacial reconstructive surgical services available to children in developing countries...
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FaceBase Consortium Launched By NIDCR
08 October 2009
Although about half of all birth defects involve the face and skull, scientists remain unclear about why most occur. To help families at risk for these conditions, what's needed is a comprehensive and systematic...
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