Modification of IgH PCR clonal analysis by the addition of sucrose and cresol red directly to PCR reaction mixes

We present the findings of a "new" sublethal MCA syndrome in three siblings, one female and two boys, the only children of healthy, non-consanguineous parents. In addition to prenatal growth retardation and early demise, they presented the same pattern of multiple malformations: relative microcephaly with bird-headed face, microphthalmos/coloboma iris/cloudy corneae, genital anomalies with hypospadias and cryptorchidism in the two males. Associated anomalies included: cardiac defects (2/3), unilateral cleft lip/cleft palate (1/3), anal stenosis (2/3) and unilateral renal agenesis (1/3).