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Short rib-polydactyly syndrome in twins: Beemer-Langer type with polydactyly
N Elçioğlu1, G Karatekin, B Sezgin
1Department of Genetics, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Istanbul, Turkey.
Clinical Genetics
|September 1, 1996
Abstract:
We present premature female twin fetuses with concordant extremely shortened ribs, short limbs, macrocephaly, median cleft upper lip and facial dysmorphism. Based on radiological criteria and the pattern of associated abnormalities, a lethal short rib-polydactyly syndrome (Beemer-Langer type) was diagnosed. The differential diagnosis of this entity is discussed.