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Comparator groups included individuals without CL\/P or nonaffected contralateral sides.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Interventions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Not applicable. This review synthesized observational evidence from cohort, case-control, and cross-sectional studies.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Main Outcome(s)<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Morphological characteristics (imaging and cadaveric dissection), and histopathological features (light microscopy and histochemical staining) of cleft-affected perioral and velopharyngeal muscles.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 21 studies were included. Anatomical investigations consistently demonstrated ectopic muscle insertions, aberrant fiber orientation, and muscle hypoplasia in both the lip and velopharyngeal musculature. Histopathological analyses revealed fiber disorganization, increased myofiber diameter variability, extensive interstitial fibrosis, mitochondrial dysfunction, and, in some studies, a shift toward type II fiber predominance. But the ultrastructural findings are limited to a small number of studies with inconsistent results, yielding low confidence. Methodological heterogeneity and risk of bias precluded meta-analysis. Confidence in findings, assessed using CERQual, was high for anatomical outcomes and moderate for histopathological features.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Perioral and velopharyngeal muscles in patients with CL\/P exhibit distinct but incompletely characterized pathological alterations. 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