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Parietal bone agenesis and athelia in retinoic acid embryopathy: An expansion of the phenotype.
Birth defects research - 1 Jan 2022
Yang Xiao-Ru, Wright James R, Yu Weiming, Langdon Kristopher D, Somerset David, Thomas Mary Ann
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BACKGROUND: Retinoic acid signaling plays a critical role during embryogenesis and requires tight regulation. Exposure to exogenous retinoic acid during fetal development is known to have teratogenic effects, producing a recognizable embryopathy. CASE: We describe a case of retinoic acid embryopathy secondary to maternal isotretinoin use until the ninth week of gestation and expand the phenotype to include the...
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