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*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Thymic_corpuscle.jpg Thymic corpuscle (WC)].
*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Thymic_corpuscle.jpg Thymic corpuscle (WC)].


==Amnion rupture sequence==
==Amniotic rupture sequence==
A term that encompasses:<ref>URL: [http://moon.ouhsc.edu/kfung/jty1/neurotest/Q11-Ans.htm http://moon.ouhsc.edu/kfung/jty1/neurotest/Q11-Ans.htm]. Accessed on: 26 October 2010.</ref>
*[[AKA]] ''amnion rupture sequence''.
===General===
The term encompasses:<ref>URL: [http://moon.ouhsc.edu/kfung/jty1/neurotest/Q11-Ans.htm http://moon.ouhsc.edu/kfung/jty1/neurotest/Q11-Ans.htm]. Accessed on: 26 October 2010.</ref>
*Amniotic band syndrome.
*Amniotic band syndrome.
*Amniotic adhesion sequence.  
*Amniotic adhesion sequence.  
*Limb-body wall complex
*Limb-body wall complex


===Etiology===
Etiology:
*Congenital.
*Congenital.
**Karyotypes is normal.
**Thought to arise due to an amniotic tear in the first trimester.<ref>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Jamsheer | first1 = A. | last2 = Materna-Kiryluk | first2 = A. | last3 = Badura-Stronka | first3 = M. | last4 = Wiśniewska | first4 = K. | last5 = Wieckowska | first5 = B. | last6 = Mejnartowicz | first6 = J. | last7 = Balcar-Boroń | first7 = A. | last8 = Borszewska-Kornacka | first8 = M. | last9 = Czerwionka-Szaflarska | first9 = M. | title = Comparative study of clinical characteristics of amniotic rupture sequence with and without body wall defect: further evidence for separation. | journal = Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol | volume = 85 | issue = 3 | pages = 211-5 | month = Mar | year = 2009 | doi = 10.1002/bdra.20555 | PMID = 19180633 }}</ref>
**Karyotypes are usually normal.


===Gross===
===Gross===
*Autoamputation of appendages and body wall defects +/- anomalies of internal organs.
*Autoamputation of appendages and body wall defects +/- anomalies of internal organs.
*Fibrous bands - '''key feature''' for ''amniotic band syndrome''.
Images:
*[http://www.sonoworld.com/fetus/page.aspx?id=2318 Amniotic band syndrome - gross (sonoworld.com)].
*[http://www.gfmer.ch/genetic_diseases_v2/gendis_detail_list.php?offset=15&cat3=535 Amniotic band syndrome - several images (gfmer.ch)].


==Developmental stuff==
==Developmental stuff==
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