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Omphalocele in half‐siblings
Author(s) -
Kapur Saroj,
Higgins James V.,
ScottEmuakpor Ajovi B.,
Dolanski Eugene A.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
clinical genetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.543
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1399-0004
pISSN - 0009-9163
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-0004.1980.tb01370.x
Subject(s) - omphalocele , girl , prenatal diagnosis , fetus , medicine , pediatrics , obstetrics , biology , pregnancy , genetics
A family is described in which half‐siblings, a boy and a girl born to unrelated mothers and a phenotypically normal father, were affected with omphalocele. The suggested mode of transmission remains unclear. Prenatal diagnosis to detect an affected fetus should be offered to relatives of omphalocele‐affected individuals.