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The authors describe the so-called Budd Chiari disease in two sisters, aged 2 and 3 years old, respectively. The clinical and angiographic similarities suggest a common factor either congenital or environmental. This appears to be the first observation of familial finding of Budd Chiari disease.
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Brunelle, F., Leblanc, A. & Chaumont, P. Familial Budd Chiari disease: Angiographic study in two sisters. Pediatr Radiol 11, 91–95 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00971787
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