title: Anterior sacral meningocele occurring in one family. An autosomal dominantly inherited condition.
abstract: Anterior sacral meningocele is a rare congenital condition. Among 177 individuals familial occurrence was reported only seven times. In this report a family in which five members had anterior sacral meningoceles is presented and an autosomal dominant inheritance is suggested.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Odense University Hospital, Denmark.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Andersen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tange
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bjerre
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005799:Genes, Dominant; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008588:Meningocele / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000628:therapy; D012447:Sacrum / Q000002:abnormalities*