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This group includes several syndromes with overlapping but distinct clinical features, such as short-rib polydactyly syndrome (SRPS), Jeune asphyxiating thoracic dystrophy (JATD), Mainzer\u2013Saldino syndrome (MZSDS), and cranioectodermal dysplasia (CED), also called Sensenbrenner syndrome. The most characterized features of skeletal ciliopathies are short stature, rhizomelic limb shortening, and thoracic narrowing to varying extents, with JATD presenting the most severe form. Here, we report a fetus with an extension of skeletal ciliopathy phenotype and compound heterozygous variants in the IFT140 gene. The affected fetus had multiple malformations, including increased nuchal transparency (NT), shortened and thick long bones, hypoplastic tibia and fibula, absence of bladder, flat nose, and frontal bossing. 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