Caudal duplication anomaly is a rare type of developmental disorder that arises from incomplete separation of mono-ovular twins. It can involve various congenital anomalies, but the hallmark is duplication of organs in the caudal region, and most frequently affected organs are genitourinary and gastrointestinal tracts. Recently AXIN1 promotor has been shown to have methylation in patients with caudal duplication anomaly.
Category
Congenital malformation
Brite
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
20 Developmental anomalies
Multiple developmental anomalies or syndromes
LD2F Syndromes with multiple structural anomalies, without predominant body system involvement
H00934 Caudal duplication anomaly