Fetal akinesia deformation sequence: Expanding the phenotypic spectrum. Issue 10 (8th July 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Nayak, Shalini S.; Kadavigere, Rajagopal; Mathew, Mary; Kumar, Pratap; Hall, Judith G.; Girisha, Katta M.
• Is Part Of: American journal of medical genetics. Volume 164:Issue 10(2014.)
• Page Start: 2643
• Page End: 2648
• Publication Date: 2014-07-08
• Subjects: multiple congenital contractures -- fetal hypokinesia sequence -- arthrogryposis multiplex congenita -- webbing of neck -- cleft palate -- cerebellar hypoplasia -- ventriculomegaly -- bulbous tips of digits -- prominent digit pad -- fetal finger pads -- multiple pterygium -- Purkinje cells -- caudal appendage -- autopsy; Medical genetics -- Periodicals; 616.14205
• DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.36673
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1552-4825

Abstract

Abstract : We report on two unrelated fetuses born to nonconsanguineous couples with fetal akinesia deformation sequence (FADS). The fetuses shared facial features, micrognathia, fetal finger pads, bulbous digital tips, pterygia, clubfeet, ventriculomegaly, and cerebellar anomalies. Both had loss/absence of Purkinje cells in cerebellum. The first family had a similarly affected previous pregnancy suggesting an autosomal recessive inheritance. The second fetus, in addition to the findings in the first, had cleft palate and defective lobulation of lungs. These fetuses appear to have the Pena–Shokeir phenotype (PSP) or FADS. These two cases seem to define a newly recognizable subtype of FADS with bulbous digital tips, prominent digit pads and cerebellar anomalies, and highlight the phenotypic diversity of syndromes with multiple congenital contractures manifesting in utero. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.