Bilateral renal agenesis in three consecutive siblings |
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| Authors: | Richard P Morse Eileen Rawnsley Harte C Crowe Miguel Marinpadilla Dr John M Graham Jr |
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| Institution: | 1. Clinical Genetics and Child Development Center, Department of Maternal and Child Health, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Hanover, NH 03756, U.S.A;2. Clinical Genetics and Child Development Center, Department of Radiology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Hanover, NH 03756, U.S.A;3. Clinical Genetics and Child Development Center, Department of Pathology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Hanover, NH 03756, U.S.A |
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| Abstract: | We report here an unusual recurrence of bilateral renal agenesis (BRA) in three consecutive siblings. Chromosome analysis was normal, as were renal ultrasound studies on both parents and their surviving child. Ultrasound was employed prenatally to diagnose Potter's syndrome in both of the recurrences, and autopsy confirmed BRA in otherwise normal fetuses. Recurrence of BRA points to the usefulness of ultrasound in monitoring subsequent pregnancies in couples who have had one such occurrence. Ultrasound studies should also be performed in non-affected family members to detect the presence of asymptomatic anomalies of the genitourinary system, but a negative family study does not preclude recurrence of BRA. |
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| Keywords: | Renal agenesis Potter's syndrome Prenatal ultrasound Oligohydramnios |
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