The infant’s birth weight was 3201 g and head circumference was 36 cm (90th centile). He had hypertelorism, prominent forehead and polysyndactyly of the big toes and both thumbs (figure 1). The rest ...

There are several traditional model systems commonly used to study cancer, including cell culture based, zebrafish and mouse models. These models all have their own unique advantages and limitations ...

A focused evaluation of scalp hair should be part of every newborn physical assessment. Although typically completed in the delivery room, it may be useful to re-evaluate the infant after the ...

4 Division of Genetics, Department of Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA Correspondence to Dr Terence Prendiville, Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, ...

MMF is likely a human teratogen based on the unusual distribution of malformations observed among reported exposed offspring (microtia or anotia, external auditory canal atresia, orofacial clefts, ...