Cervical ribs in fetuses with Ullrich-Turner syndrome.
The purpose of this study was to analyze the cervical skeleton in fetuses with Ullrich-Turner syndrome (45,X) in a search for skeletal characteristics in the neck region affected by hygroma. In connection with requested autopsies, 9 second trimester human fetuses were investigated radiographically by whole-body and special radiography of the spine. The presence of unilateral or bilateral cervical ribs was a constant finding which seems applicable as a phenotypic characteristic of Ullrich-Turner syndrome. This study may also be important in the diagnosis of newborn infants with Ullrich-Turner syndrome.
Kjaer
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Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Fischer Hansen
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D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D018191:Lymphangioma, Cystic / Q000473:pathology; D009634:Noonan Syndrome / Q000473:pathology*; D011859:Radiography; D012272:Ribs / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging