Four cases of omphalocele in two generations of the same family.
A family in which four cases of omphalocele were found within two generations is presented. One of the patients also had Down's syndrome. To our knowledge, this is the first report of such an occurrence in one family.
D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000002:abnormalities*; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D006554:Hernia, Umbilical / Q000151:congenital*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010375:Pedigree