Title: A Rare Case: Pregnancy with Robert’s Syndrome Foetus
Authors: Dr Nidhi Kumari, Dr Soma Bandhyopadhyay, Dr Sipra Singh, Dr Nazneen
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v10i10.08
Abstract
Introduction
Robert’s syndrome is a rare genetic disorder characterized by prenatal and postnatal growth retardation, limbs, and craniofacial defects. The limb defects are similar to those seen in Thalidomide embryopathy, hence, the disorder is also known as pseudothalidomide syndrome.
Robert’s syndrome occurs equally in both male and female baby and is common among closely related parents (parental consanguinity). Only about 150 cases have been described in the literature in the world over.
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