The world’s largest ever cleft research programme, which parents of children born with a cleft lip and/or palate are being invited to enrol in, was covered by BBC News health online, ITV the West Country Tonight, Evening Post, the Press Association, Babyworld and a number of online websites. 

Professor Jonathan Sandy, lead researcher for the Bristol gene bank, was interviewed by BBC Radio 4 Today programme, BBC World Service and BBC Radio Bristol.

The Universities of Bristol and Manchester will lead the research in partnership with a number of other universities and NHS partners.

Full press release: World's largest ever cleft research study

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