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Fraser syndrome with renal agenesis in two consanguineous Turkish families
C. Francannet M.D.,
P. Lefrançois,
P. Dechelotte, E. Robert, G. Malpuech, J. M. Robert,
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C. Francannet M.D.
Institut Européen des Génomutations, Lyon
Pédiatrie B et Génétique, Annecy, France
Institut Européen des Génomutations, 86, rue Edmond Locard, F-69005 Lyon, FranceSearch for more papers by this authorP. Lefrançois
Clermont-Ferrand, and Maternité, Centre Hospitaller, Annecy, France
Search for more papers by this authorC. Francannet M.D.,
P. Lefrançois,
P. Dechelotte, E. Robert, G. Malpuech, J. M. Robert,
Corresponding Author
C. Francannet M.D.
Institut Européen des Génomutations, Lyon
Pédiatrie B et Génétique, Annecy, France
Institut Européen des Génomutations, 86, rue Edmond Locard, F-69005 Lyon, FranceSearch for more papers by this authorP. Lefrançois
Clermont-Ferrand, and Maternité, Centre Hospitaller, Annecy, France
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We report on 3 girls and one boy from 2 sib-ships with Fraser syndrome and renal agenesis. They were born to consanguineous parents, which supports an autosomal recessive mode of inheritance.
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