Tetra-amelia

A rare, non-syndromic, limb reduction defect characterized by the partial or complete absence of all four limbs. Sometimes, other malformations may be associated.

Bilateral lung agenesis

Bilateral lack of development of the lungs.


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PMID (PMCID)
18837045
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Tetra-amelia and lung hypo/aplasia syndrome: new case report and review.
Sousa SB, Pina R, Ramos L, Pereira N, Krahn M, Borozdin W, Kohlhase J, Amorim M, Gonnet K, Levy N, Carreira IM, Couceiro AB, Saraiva JM.
Am J Med Genet A. 2008;146A(21):2799-803.
We describe a fetus, born to a nonconsanguineous couple, with tetra-amelia, bilateral cleft lip and palate and bilateral lung agenesis, without other anomalies.