Right upper limb bub triplication and polythelia, left sided hemihypertrophy and congenital hip dislocation, facial dysmorphism, congenital heart disease, and scoliosis: Disorganisation-like spectrum or patterning gene defect?

A Somali female baby with right upper limb triplication, polythelia, left sided hemihypertrophy, congenital hip dislocation, facial dysmorphism, congenital heart disease, and scoliosis is described. It seems that the above described pattern of anomalies has not been reported before. The possible dev...

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Published inJournal of medical genetics Vol. 32; no. 7; pp. 555 - 556
Main Authors Sabry, MA, Al-Saleh, Q, Al-Saw'an, R, Al-Awadi, SA, Farag, TI
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.01.1995
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Summary:A Somali female baby with right upper limb triplication, polythelia, left sided hemihypertrophy, congenital hip dislocation, facial dysmorphism, congenital heart disease, and scoliosis is described. It seems that the above described pattern of anomalies has not been reported before. The possible developmental genetic mechanism responsible for this phenotype is briefly discussed.
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ISSN:0022-2593