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What is phocomelia?
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Undeveloped arm/leg: Phocomelia occurs when the limb buds(arms & legs) are interrupted in fetal development & one or more do not form.In some countries, thalidomide was used for nausea in pregnancy. If taken between week 4 and 7 (when the limb buds come out) up to 30% of exposed infants were affected. This experience led to the largest us study of meds in pregnancy with > 50, 000 studied.
Answered 3/26/2013
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