phocomelia
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The risk of intra-uterine death or severe birth defects, primarily phocomelia, is extremely high. | El riesgo de sufrir muerte intrauterina o defectos congénitos graves, especialmente focomelia, es extremadamente alto. |
In most cases, the cause is related to genetic defects (as for example the Roberts phocomelia syndrome), whereas cases originating from environmental factors are much less frequent (such as those unfortunately caused by thalidomide). | En la mayoría de los casos, su causa se debe a defectos genéticos (como por ejemplo el síndrome de focomelia de Roberts), siendo mucho menos frecuentes los casos de origen ambiental (como los desafortunadamente provocados por la talidomida). |
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