Abstract:SUMMARY
A preliminary report is given of a family study from South Wales based on 424 index patients with spina bifida and 361 with anencephaly. Overall, a little more than 5 per cent of the brothers and 7 per cent of the sisters had spina bifida or anencephaly, that is about 8 times the normal population incidence in South Wales.
RESUMEN
Se dan los resultados de una investigateón en Gales del Sur de las familias de 424 enfermos afectos del bifidismo espinal y de 361 anencéfalos. Entre todos, un poco más del 5… Show more
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