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. 1993 Jan;30(1):62–64. doi: 10.1136/jmg.30.1.62

The newly recognised limb/pelvis-hypoplasia/aplasia syndrome: report of a Bedouin patient and review.

T I Farag 1, S A al-Awadi 1, M J Marafie 1, L Bastaki 1, S A al-Othman 1, F M Mohammed 1, I S AlSuliman 1, D S Murthy 1
PMCID: PMC1016237  PMID: 8423610

Abstract

A Bedouin infant born to consanguineous parents and grandparents is reported. She had Müllerian aplasia and the phenotypic features of the limb/pelvis-hypoplasia/aplasia syndrome (MIM 276820). Phenotypic variability of this newly recognised syndrome is briefly discussed.

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