Renal dysplasia-limb defects syndrome
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| Renal dysplasia-limb defects syndrome | |
| OMIM | 266910 |
|---|---|
Renal dysplasia-limb defects syndrome (RL syndrome), also known as Ulbright Hodes syndrome is a very rare[1] syndrome. The syndrome has been described in three infants, all of whom died shortly after birth.[2] It is a congenital syndrome[3] and is believed to follow a autosomal recessive pattern of inheritance. The syndrome is characterised by renal dysplasia, growth retardation, phocomelia or mesomelia, radiohumeral fusion (joining of radius and humerus, rib abnormalities, anomalies of the external genitalia and potter-like facies[2] among many others.[4]