Before revision: Funded by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, the FaceBase Consortium is a five-year initiative that will systematically compile the biological instructions to construct the middle region of the human face and precisely define the genetics underlying its common developmental disorders, such as cleft lip and palate URL
After revision: A range of genetic and environmental factors are thought to contribute to facial clefting <ref> PMID: 21331089 <ref> and FaceBase is designed to enhance investigations into these causes and their outcomes.Funded by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, the FaceBase Consortium is a five-year initiative that will systematically compile the biological instructions to construct the middle region of the human face and precisely define the genetics underlying its common developmental disorders, such as cleft lip and palate URL