title: Limb body-wall complex in association with sirenomelia sequence.
abstract: Limb body-wall complex and sirenomelia sequence are uncommon birth defects and their association is extremely rare. Their overlapping manifestations and their concurrence in our patient suggest that they share a common cause and belong to a group of pathologically closely related conditions. Embryonic vascular disruption may be a common pathogenesis in both anomalies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
authors.forename: T T
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: H W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Oechler
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Hinke
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Segura
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Franciosi
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000473:pathology; D000652:Amniotic Band Syndrome / Q000473:pathology; D004480:Ectromelia / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005322:Premature Rupture of Fetal Membranes; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins