What is van der Woude syndrome?
Van der Woude syndrome is an inherited form of cleft lip and palate. A syndrome is a disease or disorder that has more than one identifying feature or symptom.
Patients with van der Woude syndrome are born with pits or mounds of tissue in the lower lip, cleft lip, cleft palate (an opening in the roof of the mouth) or cleft lip and palate. The pits, mounds and clefts can occur alone or in any combination.
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