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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
Abstract excerpt
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...
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