Simpson—Golabi—Behmel syndrome: Disproportionate fetal overgrowth and elevated maternal serum alpha‐fetoprotein

R Hughes-Benzie, John Tolmie, M. B. McNay, A. D. Patrick

Prenatal Diagnosis · 1994 · 36 citations · 12 references

Concepts

Abstract

Simpson-Golabi-Behmel (SGB) syndrome is an X-linked condition with pre- and postnatal overgrowth, characteristic facies, and visceral and skeletal anomalies. We report an affected male who presented at 16 weeks' gestation with elevated maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein (MSAFP). Fetal measurements at 20 and 31 weeks' gestation were disproportionate, with marked macrosomia but a low head to abdominal circumference ratio and normal femur length. Fetal overgrowth with elevated MSAFP may prove to be useful markers for the prenatal diagnosis of SGB syndrome.

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