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diastematomyelia

Diastematomyelia is a rare spinal cord anomaly that usually occurs in a non-syndromal, sporadic manner. Few familial cases have been reported. The spinal column is divided by osseous or fibrous tissue.

Synopsis

- variable expressivity
- X-linked dominant inheritance

References

- Sonigo-Cohen P, Schmit P, Zerah M, Chat L, Simon I, Aubry MC, Gonzales M, Pierre-Kahn A, Brunelle F. Prenatal diagnosis of diastematomyelia. Childs Nerv Syst. 2003 Aug;19(7-8):555-60. PMID: 12845458