Maternal diabetes has been associated with caudal regression syndrome and sirenomelia, although a few sources question this association.

Martin is 3 feet tall and weighs 110 pounds, he has no legs as he was born with Caudal regression syndrome.

Certainly not all children born with Caudal Regression Syndrome have diabetic mothers.

Jessica was born with one kidney and a very small lower anatomy, a common trait associated with caudal regression syndrome.

However, other etiologic factors are presumably involved, as demonstrated by the rare incidence of caudal regression syndrome (1:60,000) compared to diabetes.

The disorder was formerly thought to be an extreme case of caudal regression syndrome; however, it was reclassified to be considered a separate condition.

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Jessica was born with the rare condition of lumbo sacral agenesis/caudal regression syndrome and has had bilateral leg amputations due to the condition.

She is also the founder of the Caudal Regression Syndrome Association, or iSACRA, an organization for information sharing, support, and networking.

These include congenital diaphragmatic hernia, congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation, fetal hydronephrosis, caudal regression syndrome, mediastinal tumor, and sacrococcygeal teratoma with a large component inside the fetus.

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Caudal regression syndrome or sacral agenesis (or hypoplasia of the sacrum) is a congenital disorder in which there is abnormal fetal development of the lower spine-the caudal partition of the spine.

Eman Obaudly & Son Ghanem - a Qatari mother proudly raising her son Ghanem who has caudal regression syndrome in the public eye, who lobbies on behalf of handicap-able children like her son.

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