The newly recognised limb/pelvis-hypoplasia/aplasia syndrome: report of a Bedouin patient and review.

نویسندگان

  • T I Farag
  • S A al-Awadi
  • M J Marafie
  • L Bastaki
  • S A al-Othman
  • F M Mohammed
  • I S AlSuliman
  • D S Murthy
چکیده

A Bedouin infant born to consanguineous parents and grandparents is reported. She had Müllerian aplasia and the phenotypic features of the limb/pelvis-hypoplasia/aplasia syndrome (MIM 276820). Phenotypic variability of this newly recognised syndrome is briefly discussed.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of medical genetics

دوره 30 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1993