Five cases of caudal regression with an aberrant abdominal umbilical artery: Further support for a caudal regression-sirenomelia spectrum.

doi:10.1002/ajmg.a.32028

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Five cases of caudal regression with an aberrant abdominal umbilical artery: Further support for a caudal regression-sirenomelia spectrum.

American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 15 Dec 2007

Duesterhoeft Sara M, Ernst Linda M, Siebert Joseph R, Kapur Raj P

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Sirenomelia and caudal regression have sparked centuries of interest and recent debate regarding their classification and pathogenetic relationship. Specific anomalies are common to both conditions, but aside from fusion of the lower extremities, an aberrant abdominal umbilical artery ("persistent vitelline artery") has been invoked as the chief anatomic finding that distinguishes sirenomelia from caudal...

Topics

Abdomen
Abnormalities, Multiple
Diseases in Twins
Ectromelia
Fatal Outcome
Female
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Male
Mesoderm
Pelvis
Phenotype
Syndrome
Umbilical Arteries

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PMID: 17963219
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.32028

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