title: Prenatal diagnosis of a fetus with anencephaly and thumb agenesis.
abstract: Severe anomalies of the forebrain together with reduction limb anomalies are a rare congenital anomalies association. We report a prenatal diagnosis of acalvaria, anencephaly and thumb agenesis in a voluntary terminated fetus and discuss the role of genetic counseling.
authors.affiliation: Center for Genetic Counseling and Reproductive Teratology, Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: Chiara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Barone
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bartoloni
authors.forename: Antonella
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cataliotti
authors.forename: Lara
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Indaco
authors.forename: Elisa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pappalardo
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Barrano
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ettore
authors.forename: Sebastiano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bianca
mesh_terms: D000757:Anencephaly / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001921:Brain / Q000002:abnormalities; D005260:Female; D005817:Genetic Counseling; D006801:Humans; D009436:Neural Tube Defects / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis / Q000379:methods*; D016548:Prosencephalon / Q000196:embryology; D013933:Thumb / Q000002:abnormalities*