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We give details of seven children with the TAR syndrome, Thrombocytopenia with absence of the radius. Two of the children were siblings. The TAR syndrome is characterised by hypomegakaryocytic thrombocytopenia and bilateral absence of the radius. It is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait.
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Nous présentons les observations de sept enfants atteints d'un syndrome associant thrombocytopénie et absence congénitale du radius. Deux de ces enfants étaient issus des mêmes parents. Ce syndrome est caractérisé par une thrombocytopénie mégacaryocytaire et une absence bilatérale du radius. Elle est transmise selon un mode autosomique récessif.
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Fromm, B., Niethard, F.U. & Marquardt, E. Thrombocytopenia and absent radius (TAR) syndrome. International Orthopaedics 15, 95–99 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00179704
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