title: A lethal short rib syndrome without polydactyly.
abstract: A female infant is described with a lethal short rib syndrome, similar to a form of short rib-polydactyly syndrome but without polydactyly. It is felt that this infant has the same condition as that described by Beemer et al.
authors.affiliation: Kennedy-Galton Centre for Clinical Genetics, Harperbury Hospital, Radlett, Herts.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Winter
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012272:Ribs / Q000002:abnormalities*; D012779:Short Rib-Polydactyly Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics; D013577:Syndrome