Sentences with phrase «upper limb defects»

Because older sperm tend to have more chromosomal mutations — ranging in seriousness from harmless to lethal — there is among older fathers a higher rate of kids born with certain rare tumors, neural - tube defects, congenital cataracts, and upper limb defects.

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That translates to 1 of just 33 babies being born with a defect in the U.S. Of these, about 1,500 babies, or 4 out of every 10,000 babies are born missing a hand or arm («upper limb reduction»).

Worldwide, roughly 10,000 affected children nicknamed «thalidomide babies» were born with multiple defects, including the characteristic shortened upper limbs (a condition known as phocomelia, Greek for «seal limbs»), before the drug was discontinued in 1961 after four years on the market.

These so - called cohesinopathies (e.g. Roberts syndrome and Cornelia de Lange syndrome) are congenital birth defects with widely ranging symptoms, which usually include craniofacial / upper limb deformities as well as mental retardation.

(ii) Whether any such breach had the ability to cause upper and or lower limb defects to the Claimants of the type complained of.