title: Patterns of inheritance in familial prune belly syndrome.
abstract: We present a case of familial prune belly syndrome and review potential modes of inheritance for the syndrome. A total of 11 cases of familial prune belly syndrome have been reported. These cases were reviewed and possible modes of inheritance were determined for each case. Our review strongly suggests a sex-influenced autosomal recessive mode of inheritance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901, USA.
authors.forename: Ranjith
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ramasamy
authors.forename: Martha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Haviland
authors.forename: John R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Woodard
authors.forename: Joseph G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Barone
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D040582:Inheritance Patterns; D008297:Male; D011535:Prune Belly Syndrome / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology