Renal dysplasia, megalocystis, and sirenomelia in four siblings.
First degree relatives of infants with bilateral renal agenesis or dysplasia have an increased risk of renal abnormalities including renal agenesis. We report a family in which four successive offspring exhibited a previously undescribed combination of congenital lethal renal disorders: bilateral renal dysplasia, megalocystis secondary to urethral obstruction and, sirenomelia with associated renal agenesis.
Selig
A M
AM
Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115.
Benacerraf
B
B
Greene
M F
MF
Garber
M F
MF
Genest
D R
DR
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000235:genetics*; D000328:Adult; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004480:Ectromelia / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities*; D008297:Male; D010375:Pedigree; D011247:Pregnancy; D014524:Urethral Obstruction / Q000235:genetics; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000002:abnormalities*