1. Meckel-Gruber syndrome: Report of two cases.
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Panduranga, C., Kangle, Ranjit, Badami, Rajshree, and Patil, Prakash V.
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ETHNOLOGY , *CYSTIC kidney disease , *ENCEPHALOCELE , *DYSPLASIA , *POLYDACTYLY , *CENTRAL nervous system diseases - Abstract
Meckel-Gruber syndrome (MKS) is an autosomal recessive disorder, characterized by a combination of renal cysts and variably associated with features including developmental anomalies of the central nervous system (typically encephalocele), hepatic ductal dysplasia, cysts, and polydactyly. It is a rare syndrome with highest incidence in Gujarati Indians and Finnish population. We report two such cases of MKS in non-Gujarati Indian which were diagnosed by neonatal autopsy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2012
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