[The prevalence and genetic heterogeneity of cleft lip and palate in the Lenkoran-Astara area of the Azerbaijan Republic].

The data on labial and/or palatine cleft distribution and genetic heterogeneity in Azerbaijan Republic Lenkoran-Astara zone are represented. The average frequency of the given pathology is 1:1626 of newborns. We have observed the autosome-dominant as well as autosome-recessive forms of given pathology, associated with beta-thalassemia and Gópd enzyme deficiency.