polydactyly/fever

This report describes a 6-year-old Mexican boy presenting with inter alia, hitherto unrepaired cervical encephalocele and associated unilateral syndactyly. There was also ipsilateral clinodactyly of the thumb and possible polydactyly of the foot. In addition, there was unilateral fusion of the first

BACKGROUND Hyperthermia (HS) is a well-studied teratogen that induces serious malformations, including neural tube defects. Our previous studies have shown that HS induces apoptosis by activating the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway. Prior to activation of the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway, HS also

Fanconi anemia (FA), commonly inherited as an autosomal recessive trait, is the commonest cause of inherited bone marrow failure syndrome often accompanied by skeletal deformities, genitourinary abnormalities and an increased risk of malignancies especially acute myeloid leukemia. Haemoglobin E

BACKGROUND Fanconi's anemia (FA) is an inherited bone marrow failure syndrome that carries a higher risk of transformation to acute myeloid leukemia (AML) when compared with general population. AML is the initial presentation in approximately one third of patients. METHODS A 17 year old male

OBJECTIVE To investigate the influence factors of birth defects. METHODS The congenital malformational fetuses born from 13 week of gestation to 7 days after birth were selected as the study group between April 1st, 2009 and March 31st, 2010. The health born fetuses were set as control in the same