Unusual complex of ventral midline anomalies: A multiple congenital anomalies/mental retardation syndrome

We report on an infant boy with facial anomalies, hypoplasia of corpus callosum, cerebral atrophy, cleft of lower sternum, absence of palpable medial abdominal muscles, omphalocele, hypospadias, and other anomalies. This combination of congenital anomalies seems not to have been described before. A clear distinction from other syndromes and associations with midline defects seems possible, and thus a specific entity may be postulated. © 1996 Wiley-Liss, Inc.