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42 with history of 2 children with cleft lip and palate with cerbralpalsy i am pregnant and really worried about it what are my chance of a normal ?

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Dr. Nikolaos Zacharias answered

Specializes in Maternal-Fetal Medicine

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

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Dr. Johanna Fricke answered

Specializes in Pediatrics - Developmental and Behavioral

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

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Any chance of passing on a cleft lip and palate?

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