Genetic counseling!: This sounds really like a syndromic hereditary trait. You must seek expert genetic counseling asap to determine your recurrence risk - but i fear it is high if you are reproducing with the same partner. Either or both of you may be carriers of balanced chromosomal translocations producing affected offspring.
Answered 12/9/2013
5.5k views
Www.cleftline.org.: Or both parents could be carriers of an autosomal recessive disorder, or one parent could have an autosomal dominant disorder with variable expression. If the "cp" is hypotonic (low muscle tone), the children may have a connective tissue disorder.They do need a genetic evaluation. A 2nd-trimester high-resolution fetal ultrasound may show a cleft lip;3-d fus may be needed to see a cleft palate.
Answered 9/28/2016
5.5k views
5 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
5 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
8 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
5 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
7 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.
Ask your question