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[Acheiropodia: first case report in Argentina].

Mariel Ormazabal¹, Nelly Vaccari², Roberto Szulepa²

¹ANLIS, Centro Nacional de Genética Médica E. Castilla, Registro Nacional de Anomalías Congénitas de Argentina, Buenos Aires.

Archivos Argentinos De Pediatria

|August 22, 2015

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Acheiropodia, a rare limb malformation syndrome, is reported for the first time in Argentina. Two affected twins presented with severe limb reduction defects, suggesting a possible link to immigration from Brazil.

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Medical Genetics
Teratology
Clinical Case Reports

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Acheiropodia is an extremely rare autosomal recessive disorder.

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It is characterized by severe limb reduction defects, primarily affecting the hands and feet.

The condition has been predominantly documented in Brazil.