title: Lethal short rib syndrome of the Beemer type without polydactyly.
abstract: A new case of Beemer short-rib dwarfism is reported and the clinical and radiological differences between this and Majewski type are discussed. The clinical variability related to the lack or presence of polydactyly is underlined, together with the importance of prenatal diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Isituto di Pediatria, Università di Perugia, Italy.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Lungarotti
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Martello
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Marinelli
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Falasca
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D017689:Polydactyly / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D012779:Short Rib-Polydactyly Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology