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A newborn with anophthalmia and pulmonary hypoplasia (the Matthew–Wood syndrome)
Author(s) -
Li Lin,
Wei Jueyang
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
american journal of medical genetics part a
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.064
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1552-4833
pISSN - 1552-4825
DOI - 10.1002/ajmg.a.31298
Subject(s) - anophthalmia , hypoplasia , pulmonary hypoplasia , medicine , pediatrics , anatomy , biology , genetics , pregnancy , gestation , microphthalmia , gene
Abstract The combination of anophthalmia and pulmonary hypoplasia with abnormal lobation is an extremely rare congenital disorder. We describe a case of a female newborn with these features that fits the recently described Matthew–Wood syndrome. © 2006 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.