[Potter's sequence. Phenotype, pathogenesis, etiology and hereditary aspects].

Abstract excerpt

Potter's sequence, commonly known as Potter's syndrome, may be due to very different pathogenetic and etiological conditions. The phenotype and the pathogenesis are described. The heredity differs, depending on the etiology. The result of an ultrasound investigation of a family shows the probably most common mode of heredity: autosomally dominant with lowered penetration and variable expressivity. When genetic...

Topics

• Abnormalities, Multiple
• Chromosome Aberrations
• Chromosome Disorders
• Female
• Humans
• Infant, Newborn
• Phenotype
• Pregnancy
• Syndrome
• Ultrasonography, Prenatal