Phocomelia Syndrome WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Phocomelia Syndrome
Phocomelia is a congenital malformation of development where the upper appendage of an arm or leg is absent so the hands or feet are attached to the body like stumps. The occurrence of this malformation in an individual results in various abnormalities to the face, limbs, ears, nose, vessels and many other underdevelopments. ...read more from Wikipedia
Fast Facts:
- The prominent cause of this condition is the drug use of thalidomide during pregnancy and also from genetic inheritance.1
- The word phocomelia combines phoco—denoting seal and melia—denoting limb to signify a "limb like a seal’s flipper".1
- This congenital malformation is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait or may be the result of spontaneous (sporadic) changes in the gene.2
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Research Notes References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wikipedia: Phocomelia Syndrome
- ↑ National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD): Phocomelia Syndrome
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- Contributor: Aimee Abellaneda
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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- Contributor: Aimee Abellaneda
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Phocomelia, Roberts SC-Phocomelia Syndrome, SC Phocomelia Syndrome
- Last update: Sep. 3, 2008
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