Issues involved in the phenotypic classification of orofacial clefts ascertained through a state birth defects registry for the north carolina cleft outcomes study

Conclusion: Verbatim descriptions of the clinical findings are critical for accurate classification of diagnoses. This review process improved the precision of orofacial cleft phenotype classification for our study. Precision would have been further improved if all of the cases had verbatim descriptions of diagnoses and all medical records could have been reviewed by the classification team. Birth Defects Research (Part A), 2015. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Source: Birth Defects Research Part A: Clinical and Molecular Teratology - July 1, 2015 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Arthur S. Aylsworth, Alexander C. Allori, Luiz A. Pimenta, Jeffrey R. Marcus, Katherine G. Harmsen, Stephanie E. Watkins, Barry L. Ramsey, Ronald P. Strauss, Robert E. Meyer Tags: Original Research Article Source Type: research