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First‐trimester diagnosis of hydrolethalus syndrome in a Chinese family
Author(s) -
Chan Ben Chong Pun,
Shek Tony Wai Hung,
Lee Chin Peng
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
prenatal diagnosis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.956
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1097-0223
pISSN - 0197-3851
DOI - 10.1002/pd.870
Subject(s) - syndactyly , polydactyly , medicine , prenatal diagnosis , chinese population , pregnancy , gestation , fetus , obstetrics , chinese family , first trimester , anatomy , biology , genetics , gene , genotype
We report a case resembling hydrolethalus syndrome in a Chinese family. Fetal polydactyly, syndactyly, encephalocele and cardiac malformation were detected on ultrasound examination at 12 weeks' gestation. Termination of pregnancy was performed, and postmortem examination confirmed the findings. This is the first report of a first‐trimester prenatal diagnosis of hydrolethalus syndrome in the Chinese population. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.