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 A range of genetic and environmental factors are thought to contribute to facial clefting PMID: 21331089 and FaceBase is designed to enhance investigations into these causes and their outcomes.
After 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 URL A range of genetic and environmental factors are thought to contribute to facial clefting and FaceBase is designed to enhance investigations into these causes and their outcomes.