Prenatal ultrasound diagnosis of amelia.
Amelia is a very rare form of limb reduction defect. The incidence of isolated amelia with or without other limb reductions is 0.4 per 100,000 births. We report a cluster of three cases diagnosed prenatally. One was isolated tri-amelia and two were isolated tetra-amelia.
Rijhsinghani
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City 52242-1080, USA.
Yankowitz
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Mazursky
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Williamson
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D000328:Adult; D001132:Arm / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004480:Ectromelia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011247:Pregnancy; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal