Congenital diaphragmatic hernia with familial occurrence in a Taiwanese pedigree.

نویسندگان

  • Dah-Ching Ding
  • Senzan Hsu
  • Ta-Wei Chu
  • Wei-Hua Chen
چکیده

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a developmental defect that accounts for 8% of all major congenital anomalies and is associated with a high mortality rate despite optimal postnatal treatment. Its etiology is uncertain. We report a case of familial CDH in a Taiwanese family. We believe autosomal recessive inheritance is the possible genetic etiology of CDH in this family.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA

دوره 68 10  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2005