Hydrolethalus syndrome
Definition
Hydrolethalus syndrome is a rare disorder that results in severe birth defects and often, stillbirth.
Description
Hydrolethalus syndrome is a condition that causes improper fetal development. Multiple malformations along the body's midline, such as heart and brain defects, a cleft lip or palate, an abnormally shaped nose or jaw, and incomplete lung development result from this syndrome. The birth defects are typically extreme enough to cause stillbirth or death within a few days of birth. A less common name for hydrolethalus syndrome is Salonen-Herva-Norio syndrome, after the Finnish researchers who first described it in 1981.
Genetic profile
Hydrolethalus syndrome is passed on through an autosomal...
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