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Women who consumed the drug thalidomide for relief from vomiting during early months of pr

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Women who consumed the drug thalidomide for relief from vomiting during early months of pregnancy gave birth to a children with

1) no spleen

2) hare lip

3) extra fingers and toes

4) underdeveloped limbs.

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JPS

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23 Jan 2009 17:20:22 IST

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underdeveloped limbs.thalidomide is a severe teratogen. it generally causes deformities in foetus and in some cases is alaso fatal for the foetus.

vignesh the cooler version of newton

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23 Jan 2009 20:18:25 IST

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underdeveloped limbs...i agree with jps... it is very severe.. phocomalia , meromalia and amalia are some of the disorders seen in foetus .... sometimes, a foetus with no limbs, just trunk is born... another disorder on using thalidomide is cardiovscular disease of foetus..

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24 Jan 2009 17:30:12 IST

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causes birth defects like extra appendages (fingers& toes)1st observed around 1956 in U.K. and Africa. it is an potent teratogen ( causes birth defects due to genetic changes)

nitish aggarwal

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26 Jan 2009 15:37:53 IST

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Thalidomide, a drug developed to help women overcome the symptoms of morning sickness during pregnancy, is first marketed in West Germany.Is a powerful synthetic tranquilizer.

drug's molecules able to penetrate the placental wall, especially during the first trimester of pregnancy .

results in a variety of profound birth defects, including deformed and missing limbs, deafness, blindness, cleft palate and a slew of internal problems.

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26 Jan 2009 19:49:49 IST

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The disease cuaused due to intake if thalidomide is phocomelia. It's consequences are poorly developed limbs just mere overhangings from the body. so,the answer is (4).

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