title: Omphalocele in half-siblings.
abstract: A family is described in which half-siblings, a boy and a girl born to unrelated mothers and a phenotypically normal father, were affected with omphalocele. The suggested mode of transmission remains unclear. Prenatal diagnosis to detect an affected fetus should be offered to relatives of omphalocele-affected individuals.
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006554:Hernia, Umbilical / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010375:Pedigree