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A family is reported, several members of which had congenital scalp defects and postaxial polydactyly type A, with wide variability of expression. The hypothesis is formulated that this association is not fortuitous, but is a distinct malformation complex in which congenital scalp defects are associated with distinct malformation of the limbs.
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Fryns, J.P., Van den Berghe, H. Congenital scalp defects associated with postaxial polydactyly. Hum Genet 49, 217–219 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00277645
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00277645