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Short rib-polydactyly syndrome, Majewski type, in two male siblings

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Two male siblings with a short rib-polydactyly syndrome, Majewski type (Majewski syndrome), are reported. To our knowledge, the present report is the first one of siblings each confirmed to be affected by Majewski syndrome, and it may therefore contribute to establishing the mode of inheritance.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Tokyo University Branch Hospital, 3-28-6, Mejirodai, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan

    T. Motegi & T. Nishi

  2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tokyo University Branch Hospital, 3-28-6, Mejirodai, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan

    M. Kusunoki, T. Hamada & N. Sato

  3. Department of Pathology, Tokyo University Branch Hospital, 3-28-6, Mejirodai, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan

    T. Imamura & N. Mohri

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Motegi, T., Kusunoki, M., Nishi, T. et al. Short rib-polydactyly syndrome, Majewski type, in two male siblings. Hum Genet 49, 269–275 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00569346

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