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Int J Angiol 2004; 13(3): 120-121
DOI: 10.1007/s00547-004-1065-z
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Persistence of the left superior vena cava in a patient with duplication of chromosome 8p—A case report

R. Shane Tubbs1 , Jeffrey P. Blount2 , W. Jerry Oakes2
  • 1Department of Cell Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama
  • 2Pediatric Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital, Alabama, Birmingham
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27 April 2011 (online)

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Abstract

The authors report a child born with duplication of chromosome 8p. Associated findings have included an interhemispheric cyst with hydrocephalus, persistent left superior vena cava, large secundum-type atrial septal defect, bilateral inguinal hernias, right preauricular skin tag, hypertelorism, cleft palate, cortical thumbing, syndactyly of the toes, and clinodactyly. At three years of age, the patient does not crawl, is developmentally delayed, and has a ventriculoperitoneal shunt to treat his hydrocephalus. With further reports, this case may shed light on a genetic locus related to regression of the left superior vena cava.

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