Thanatophoric Dysplasia in Newborn Twins:Case Report and Literature Review
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Thanatophoricdysplasia (TD) isanosteochondrodysplasiaalwayslethalintheneonatalperiod. Thevastmajorityofcasesareduetodenovomutations. Itisdividedintotwotypes: ashortcurvedfemurcharacterizestype 1, whileastraighterfemurwithcloverleafskullcharacterizestype 2. Inthanatophoricdysplasiathelimbsareveryshort. Theribcageissmall. Thevertebralbodiesofthespinearegreatlyreducedinheightwithwidespacesbetweenthem. Autosomaldominantmutationsinthefibroblastgrowthfactorreceptor 3 gene (FGFR3), whichhasbeenmappedtochromosomeband 4p16.3, resultsinbothsubtypes. Thisconditionhascharacteristicsonographicfeaturesthatsuggestthediagnosisprenatally. Thanatophoricfetusesusuallydiewithinthefirst 48 hoursoflifefrompulmonaryhypoplasiacausedbyanarrowthorax, leadingtorespiratoryinsufficiency. Wereportedtwindizygotecasesoftype 1 TDwithsimilarfindingsadjustingwithTDforthefirsttime, alongwithashortreviewoftheavailableliterature.
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عنوان ژورنال
دوره 3 شماره 1
صفحات 36- 40
تاریخ انتشار 2012-05-01
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