Title of article
Amelia in Twin Pregnancy
Author/Authors
Davari Tanha, Fatemeh Department of Obstetric and Gynecology - Mirza Kochak-Khan Hospital - Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Mirzaaghaee, Farzaneh Department of Obstetric and Gynecology - Mirza Kochak-Khan Hospital - Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Karimi Khezri, Marzie Department of Obstetric and Gynecology - Mirza Kochak-Khan Hospital - Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Kaveh, Mahbod Department of Obstetric and Gynecology - Mirza Kochak-Khan Hospital - Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Pages
2
From page
79
To page
80
Abstract
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.
Keywords
Amelia , tetramelia , twin pregnancy
Journal title
Astroparticle Physics
Serial Year
2009
Record number
2446075
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