Amelia in Twin Pregnancy

Limb bud first appears during the third week of gestation with the upper limb buds appearing a few days before the lower limb buds. Complete absence of one or more limbs, called Amelia, occurs prior to the eighth week of gestation. We report a case of Amelia in a twin gestation.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Fatemeh Davari Tanha, Farzaneh Mirzaaghaee, Marzie Karimi Khezri, Mahbod Kaveh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2009-02-01
Series:Acta Medica Iranica
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Online Access:https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/3549