title: Congenital defects of the breast - an autosomal dominant trait.
abstract: A family is reported in which the father and 2 of his 3 daughters have hypoplasia or absence of the nipples with varying degrees of breast hypoplasia. The mode of inheritance of this combination of defects is autosomal dominant.
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000235:genetics*; D000328:Adult; D001940:Breast / Q000002:abnormalities*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations / Q000235:genetics*; D025063:Chromosome Disorders; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers / Q000002:abnormalities; D006197:Hair / Q000002:abnormalities; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009558:Nipples / Q000002:abnormalities; D010375:Pedigree; D014034:Toes / Q000002:abnormalities