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Proximal femoral focal deficiency (PFFD) and fibular A/hypoplasia (FA/H): a model of a developmental field defect.
American journal of medical genetics - 13 Feb 1995
Sorge G, Ardito S, Genuardi M, Pavone V, Rizzo R, Conti G, Neri G, Katz B E, Opitz J M
Abstract excerpt
Proximal femoral focal deficiency (PFFD) and fibular a/hypoplasia (FAH) are distinct malformations of the lower limbs. Both can occur as isolated defects or in association with other limb malformations. In fact, fibular defects frequently are present in PFFD, and, conversely, femoral abnormalities can be found in the presence of a typical FAH picture. We report on 5 patients with a variable combination of femoral...
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